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LCA Announces James G. Neal’s Fair Use Testimony at House Copyright Hearing
On April 2, 2014, James G. Neal of Columbia University served as the voice of libraries to the US House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the...
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House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Preservation and Reuse of Copyrighted Works; Testimony of James Neal, Endorsed by LCA
On Wednesday, April 2, 2014, the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet continued its copyright review. This hearing focused on “Preservation and Reuse...
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Columbia’s James Neal Testifies before US House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Preservation and Reuse of Copyrighted Works
On Wednesday, April 2, 2014, the US House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet continued its copyright review. This hearing focused on “Preservation and...
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Orphan Works/Mass Digitization Roundtables: Copyright and Fair Use Myths and Realities
During the orphan works roundtables, several participants attacked fair use and libraries, misstated the purpose of the copyright system in the United States, or inaccurately portrayed the activities of HathiTrust....
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Recap of the Copyright Office’s Roundtables on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization
On March 10-11, 2014 the Copyright Office held roundtables on orphan works and mass digitization. These roundtables included nine sessions, most of which included sixteen panelists representing different organizations and...
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LCA Submits Statement to House Judiciary Committee for the Hearing on the Scope of Fair Use
On January 28, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on the scope of fair...
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Notes from Register Pallante’s “The Next Great Copyright Act”
By Greg Cram, Rights Clearance Analyst, The New York Public Library On March 4, 2013, Maria Pallante, the 12th United States Register of Copyrights, delivered “The Next Great Copyright Act”...
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LCA Submits Reply Comments to Copyright Office Regarding Orphan Works NOI
On March 5, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed reply comments with the US Copyright Office in response to the office's October 22, 2012, Notice of Inquiry (NOI) about...
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LCA Submits Reply Comments to US Copyright Office Regarding Orphan Works NOI
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) today filed reply comments (PDF) with the US Copyright Office in response to the office’s October 22, 2012, Notice of Inquiry (NOI) about the current...
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Library Copyright Alliance Comments on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization
On Monday, January 14, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) (whose members are the American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries and Association of College and Research Libraries) filed comments...