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ARL Urges Elsevier to Revise Policy That Impedes Sharing of Scholarship
ARL president Deborah Jakubs sent a letter on September 10—on behalf of the ARL Board and ARL member libraries—to Elsevier chairman Youngsuk Chi urging him "to consider the negative impact...
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Letter to White House OSTP to Include Open Education Resources (OERs) in Open Government National Action Plan
On August 4, 2015, ARL along with a coalition of more than 90 education, library, technology, public interest, and legal organizations, called on the White House to take administrative action...
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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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LCA Joins Letter to the International Trade Commission
On April 10, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) signed onto a letter to the US International Trade Commission urging the Commission to reconsider its position of authority on pure...
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LCA Submits Statement to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for Hearing on Protecting the Internet and Consumers
On February 22, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a letter to Senate leadership asking them to evaluate the potential impacts of the language referencing copyright in the legislative...
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LCA Submits Letter to Senate Finance Committee Expressing Concerns Regarding “Fast Track” Trade Promotion Authority
On February 5, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a letter to the Senate Finance Committee uring Congress not to grant fast track authority with respect to portions of...
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Letter to FCC in Opposition to E-Reader Waiver
On September 4, 2014, the Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers (“Coalition”) filed a Petition for Extension of Waiver (“Petition”) with the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) in response to the Commission’s January...
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An Open Letter to Stephen Colbert
On October 27, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) wrote an open letter to Stephen Colbert in regards to Mr. Colbert criticizing LCA's amicus brief filed for Kirtsaeng v. Wiley....
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Letter to GPO on “Government Publications Authorized for Discard by Regional Depository Libraries”
On August 28, 2014, ARL sent a letter to the US Government Printing Office in support of the proposed public policy statement on "Government Publications Authorized for Discard by Regional...
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Letter in Support of USA FREEDOM Act (S. 2685)
On July 30, ARL and more than 40 other organizations signed a letter to Senate and House leadership in support of USA FREEDOM Act (S. 2685), which will prohibit "bulk"...