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LCA Releases Issue Brief by J. Band on Impact of Kirtsaeng v. Wiley Decision on Libraries
On April 2, 2013, Jonathan Band, on behalf of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), published an issue brief on the impact on libraries in response to the Supreme Court's decision...
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LibValue: Value of Commons Spaces webcast
This webcast, recorded March 21, 2013, describes research conducted at the University of Tennessee on the value of the information commons. Presenters include Steven Smith, Professor and Dean of Libraries;...
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LCA Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley
On March 19, 2013, the US Supreme Court announced its much-anticipated decision in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley, a lawsuit regarding the bedrock principle of the "first sale doctrine." The 6-3 opinion...
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Appraising Our Digital Investment: Sustainability of Digitized Special Collections: Webcast
This March 7, 2013, webcast presented by ARL and Ithaka S+R provides an overview of the recent report of the same name (PDF) as well as community responses to the...
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ARL and CARL Urge Dropping of Remaining Lawsuit against Askey
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) commend Edwin Mellen Press’s decision to discontinue its lawsuit against McMaster University and academic librarian Dale...
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Cell Phone Unlocking: A Legal Primer
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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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Better Salaries through Better Data: Introduction to the ARL Salary Survey webcast
In this webcast held on March 5, 2013, Martha Kyrillidou and Shaneka Morris of ARL's Statistics and Assessment program describe how to effectively use data from the ARL Annual Salary...
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Appraising our Digital Investment: Sustainability of Digitized Special Collections in ARL Libraries
While many research libraries have begun to digitize their collections and share best practices around the steps required to create digital content, much less is known about what happens post-launch....
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Berkeley Clinic Prepares Fair Use White Paper for Library Copyright Alliance
On February 15, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance distributed a white paper created for discussion at the 2nd Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest at Fundação Getulio...