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Joint Letter in Support of LC FY2002 Budget Request (Jun. 11, 2001)
Library association letter in support of the FY2002 budget request of the Library of Congress. lt-loc-house-02budget.pdf
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Law Professors’ Letter on Section 104 Report
In August 2001, the United States Copyright Office missed an opportunity. Under the broad mandate of Section 104 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, it had been open...
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Letter to Congress re: Terrorism legislation (Oct. 2, 2001)
Letter from library associations calling on Congress to move cautiously in proposing new laws and regulations aimed at terrorism. ltr-library-anti-terror-100201.pdf
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Press Release: Statement of Congressman Rick Boucher: “Pay-Per-Use” Society One Step Closer
I regret the decision of the Librarian of Congress, acting upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, to reject the recommendations of the Administration, concerned Members of Congress, universities...
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Press Release: Copyright Owners Get Green Light to Roll with Technological Protection Measures at Consumer Expense
October 26--Washington, D.C. Today, the Digital Future Coalition (DFC) expressed its appreciation to the Librarian of Congress for seeking to preserve the fair use rights of information consumers, while expressing...
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Letter to Joe Skeen re: FY2000 appropriations for the National Agricultural Library (Apr. 5, 1999)
Letter from ARL requesting support of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for FY2000 appropriations for the National Agricultural Library. nal-lt-05apr99.pdf
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Library OSP Letter to the House and the Senate re: On-line service providers’ liability for copyright infringement (Mar. 30, 1998)
Letter from library and higher education organizations thanking Congressional representatives for their attention to assuring that any statute designed to clarify the limit of an on-line service provider's liability for...
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Letter to John W. Warner re: Inter-Association Working Group on Government Information Policy (Oct. 17, 1997)
Letter written on behalf of the members of the Inter-Association Working Group on Government Information Policy (IAWG), expressing appreciation for the willingness of John Warner's staff to meet to discuss...
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Inter-Association Working Group on Government Information Policy
On behalf of the seven member organizations of the Inter-Association Working Group on Government Information Policy, we are pleased to transmit to you the library community's draft bill to amend...