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In the Matter of Mandatory Deposit of Published Electronic Works Available Only Online
Reply comments from ARL and ALA regarding certain concerns raised in initial comments from the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA). mandatory-deposit-reply-16oct09.pdf
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Letter to Senate Committee on the Judiciary re: Judiciously Using Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act (Sept. 30, 2009)
Letter to the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary in support of amendments to S.1686, the Judiciously Using Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act. coalition-ltr-justice-act-30sept09.pdf
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Letter to Senators re: Judiciously Using Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act (Sept. 23, 2009)
Letter to US Senators supporting amendments to S.1686, the Judiciously Using Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act. coaltion-ltr-justice-act-23sept09.pdf
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Library Associations Urge Congress to Increase Oversight and Enhance Civil Liberties Protections In Reauthorizing Provisions of the USA PATRIOT
The American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) support including enhanced civil liberties and due process safeguards in the reauthorization of selected provisions of the USA...
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Letter to Richard J. Durbin and Russell D. Feingold re: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”) (Sept. 14, 2009)
Letter from Ronald Weich, Assistant Attorney General and enclosed letter from Patrick J. Leahy regarding FISA. durbin-feingold-091409.pdf
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Letter to Rob Kasunic re: August 21 Supplemental Questions to DVD-Related Hearing Panelists (Sept. 8, 2009)
Letter to Rob Kasunic, principal legal advisor, US Copyright Office, in response to questions about proposed DVD-related exemptions to Section 1201. lt-kasunic-dvdpanel-08sep09.pdf
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Letters to Joseph I. Lieberman and John Cornyn re: S.1373, “The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009” (Jul. 2, 2009)
Letter from library associations thanking Senators Lieberman and Cornyn for introducing FRPAA. lt-frpaa-cornyn-lieberman-02jul09.pdf
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Letter to House Committee on the Judiciary re: Opposition to Research Works Act (Feb. 13, 2009)
Letter from higher education and library association asking the House to oppose H.R. 801, "The Fair Copyright in Research Works Act," and support the worldwide move toward open, public access...
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A Pro-Library Copyright Agenda
Statement from the The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) regarding U.S. copyright policy. lca-copyright-agenda-statement-dec08.pdf