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Letter to Sam Brownback re: Consumers, Schools and Libraries Digital Rights Management Awareness Act of 2003 (Sept. 24, 2003)
Library association letter endorsing the "Consumers, Schools and Libraries Digital Rights Management Awareness Act of 2003," S. 1621. drm-awareness-act-2003-endorse.pdf
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Letter to F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. and W.J. Tauzin re: Database and Collections of Information Misappropriations Act (Sept. 9, 2003)
Letter from the Association of American Universities, the American Council on Education, and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, concerning the database protection legislation discussion draft "Database...
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Information Access Alliance Will Continue to Push for Revised Analysis of Cinven and Candover Purchase of BertelsmannSpringer
The Information Access Alliance (IAA), a group of seven library organizations, will continue to push for revised analysis of publisher mergers despite the recent announcement that the Department of Justice...
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Letter to Kamil Idris re: World Intellectual Property Organization (Sept. 4, 2003)
Letter from library associations expressing dismay at press reports that the World Intellectual Property Organization may not take up an important recent proposal to hold a conference on open and...
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Letter to James Sensenbrenner and W.J. “Billy” Tauzin re: discussion draft database protection bill (Sept. 4, 2003)
Comments from library associations on draft of "Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act." lt-sensen-tauzin-database-04sept03.pdf
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Letter to Tom Ridge re: Homeland Security Information Sharing Act (HSISA) (Aug. 27, 2003)
Letter from interested organizations urging the Department of Homeland Security to give the public an opportunity to comment on procedures that are being developed that may restrict the public dissemination...
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Letter to Lamar S. Smith re: Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003 (Jul. 24, 2003)
Letter from library associations expressing concern with certain provisions of H.R. 2517, the "Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003." lt-smith-piracy-deterrence-24jul03.pdf
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Information Access Alliance Letter to Commission of European Communities Regarding Cinven and Candover Purchase of BertelsmannSpringer
Bertelsmann AG recently announced its intent to sell BertelsmannSpringer, a publisher of scientific, technical, and medical (STM) journals, to Cinven and Candover, a partnership of UK-based private equity firms. We...
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Letter to Zoe Lofgren re: Support for the Public Domain Enhancement Act (Jun. 24, 2003)
lt-pub-domain-enhance-act-24jun03.pdf
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Letter to Robert F. Bennett re: support from the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies for the National Agricultural Library (NAL) (Jun. 19, 2003)
Letter from library associations requesting increased support from the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies for the National Agricultural Library (NAL). nal-lt-19jun03.pdf