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1201 Rulemaking for a New Era?
We're taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different elements of the law,...
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Nothing New Under the Sun
It’s Copyright Week, a series of activities and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different elements of the law, addressing what’s...
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ICYMI: Authors Guild Seeks Supreme Court Review of Google Books Fair Use Case
On December 31, 2015, the Authors Guild filed its petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States asking for review of the Second Circuit's...
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Two More Countries Ratify the Marrakesh Treaty
At the most recent meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), two more countries deposited their instruments of ratification for the...
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas (Fisher II)
On December 9, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a case involving the University of Texas (UT) admissions...
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On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, ARL Urges Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty
Today, December 3, 2015 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities with the theme of "Inclusion matters: access and empowerment for people of all abilities." One concrete way for countries...
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D.C. Circuit Court to Hear Net Neutrality Arguments on December 4
On Friday, December 4, 2015, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments in United States Telecom Ass'n v. Federal Communications Comm'n. The case comes to the...
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YouTube Announces It Will Defend Some Creators’ Fair Use Claims
YouTube recently announced that it will protect "some of the best examples of fair use on YouTube" by defending some creators in copyright litigation. Under this initiative, YouTube "indemnifies creators whose...
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Efforts by the Anne Frank Foundation to Prevent Anne Frank’s Diary from Entering Public Domain
Copyright term in several countries, including the United States and European Union, go far beyond international standards. The current term is set at the life of the author plus seventy...
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ARL and Higher Education Support Lingua Editors
On November 12, 2015, ARL, together with The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the American Council on Education (ACE), the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the...