Memorandum

• What Are the Copyright Implications of the New OSTP Public-Access Guidance?

  The following frequently asked questions (FAQs) address concerns about public access and copyright raised by the August 2022 White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) guidance, “Ensuring Free,...

• White v. West Publishing 2014 Decision

  In July 2014, the district court issued its full memorandum and order in White v. West Publishing, explaining that three of four fair use factors weighed in favor of a...

• Authors Guild v. HathiTrust Decision (June 2014)

  On June 10, 2014, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court decision in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust in favor of HathiTrust Digital Library.  agvhathitrust-decision-jun2014.pdf

• Memo to ARL and SPARC Members re SPARC Administrative Agreement with New Venture Fund

  Memo to ARL and SPARC members informing them of SPARC's new administrative agreement with New Venture Fund (NVF), a fiscal sponsorship organization located in Washington, DC ARL-SPARC-member-message-17june2014.pdf

• Georgia State University (GSU) Fair Use Decision Recap and Implications: Memo to ARL Library Directors

  This memo summarizes the key rulings in the Georgia State University (GSU) lawsuit concerning the use of electronic course reserves and discusses some possible consequences for libraries generally. memo_gsudirectors_15may12.pdf

• USPTO Position on Fair Use of Copies of NPL Made in Patent Examination

  Memorandum from Bernard J. Knight, Jr. discussing the application of the fair use doctrine to the use of non-patent literature (NPL) in the patent examination process. fair-use-code-uspto.pdf

• Memorandum of Understanding between University of Minnesota Libraries and Library of Michigan/Michigan Department of Education

  Memorandum of understanding concerning UMN becoming the Regional Federal Depository Library for the State of Michigan.  fdlp_mou_michminn14apr11.pdf

• Re: Provisions within Title 44, United States Code, requiring modification in order to facilitate the sharing of resources and responsibilities, primarily the sharing of publication collections, among federal regional depository libraries.

  Opinion concerning the sections of Title 44 of the United States Code that would require legislative modifications in order to allow for the sharing of resources and responsibilities among the...

• Memorandum re: Principles for the Release of Scientific Research Results (May 28, 2008)

  As called for by Section 1009 of the America COMPETES Act, the attached Principles provide guidance and direction to agencies regarding the release of scientific research results.  ostp-scientific-research-28may08.pdf

• Memorandum re: Removal or Destruction of Federal Depository Library Documents (Mar. 13, 2002)

  In October 2001, the U.S. Geological Survey requested that the Government Printing Office instruct Federal Depository Libraries that received a CD-ROM on characteristics of large surface-water supplies in the United...

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