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Letter to Julius Genachowski re: Open Internet (Oct. 21, 2009)
Letter expressing support for the recent announcement that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will begin a public proceeding that will ensure an open and nondiscriminatory Internet. lt-pubint-nn-21oct09.pdf
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Letter to Daralyn J. Durie, Esq. re: Privacy Concerns about the Google Book Settlement (Oct. 6, 2009)
Letter to attorneys involved in the Google Books Settlement case written to urge Google to include enforceable privacy protections along with the amended settlement agreement. lt-gbs-group-privacy06oct09.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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Letter to Joseph I. Lieberman and Susan M. Collins re: In support of the nomination of David Ferriero as Archivist of the United States (Sept. 23, 2009)
Letter from ARL supporting the nomination of David Ferriero. ltferrieronara-23sept09.pdf
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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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Letter to Lamar Smith and John Conyers re: Hearing on Competition and Commerce in Digital Books (Sept. 4, 2009)
ALA, ARL, and ACRL express views on the market for digital books, in particular the proposed settlement of the litigation concerning the Google Book Search service. competition-digi-books-letter-2009.pdf
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Letter to Faculty re: Google Books Settlement
A generic letter for faculty informing them of the implications of the October 2008 proposed Google Books settlement. ltr_google-books-faculty.doc