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ARL Joins More than 50 Organizations and Companies Supporting Manager’s Substitute on ECPA Reform
On April 13, 2016, ARL joined a coalition of more than 50 civil society organizations, trade associations and companies in writing to support the Manager's Substitute Amendment to the Email Privacy...
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ARL Opposes State Laws That Limit Civil Rights and Legal Protections for GLBTQ Individuals
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the ARL Diversity and Inclusion Committee stand firm in their commitment to social responsibility and equality, core values of the library and information...
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Joint Statement in Support of the US Ratifying the Marrakesh Treaty
On February 25, 2016, the Association of Research Libraries along with 14 other organizations circulated a statement of support for the prompt ratification by the United States of the Marrakesh Treaty...
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Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on ECPA Reform
Today, September 16, 2015, the Senate Judiciary Committee will host a hearing on "Reforming the Electronic Communications Privacy Act." The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) was passed in 1986 and...
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FASTR Bill to Enhance Public Access to Research Approved by US Senate Committee
Today, July 29, 2015, the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously approved S. 779, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act, or FASTR. The bill...
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LCA Submits Comments to the US Copyright Office Regarding Technological Protection Measures for Literary Works Distributed Electronically for Assistive Technologies
This comment seeks renewal of the exemption previously granted by the Librarian of Congress in the 2012 triennial review, which allows people who are blind, visually impaired, or print disabled, as well...
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Thoughts on Fair Use and the Copyright Office Report/Proposal on Mass Digitization
On June 4, 2015 the Copyright Office released its Report on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization. Previous coverage of the orphan works section of the report is available here and...
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LCA Releases Statement on the Copyright Office’s Orphan Works Report
On June 15, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) released a statement clarifying it's position on fair use and fair use best practices in addressing the orphan works problem. Statement...
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LCA Submits Letter Responding to Orphan Works Report
On June 15, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) sent a letter to the US Copyright Office clarifying and responding to the recently released report on orphan works. The letter...
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Copyright Office Report on Orphan Works: ARL Releases Issue Brief
ARL has published an issue brief on the US Copyright Office’s June 4, 2015, Report on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization (PDF), which includes recommendations for legislation on orphan works—copyrighted...
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