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LCA Applauds Librarian of Congress in Broadening Exceptions to Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
On July 27, 2010, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) applauded the decision issued by the Librarian of Congress to significantly broaden the exemption for the creation of film clip compilations...
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Synergy Issue 6, June 2010
In this issue, 2008-2010 Diversity Scholar, Nicole Branch, writes about her experience visiting the Purdue University Libraries in April of 2009. The event was the fifth time the ARL Diversity...
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LCA and Other Groups Join Electronic Frontier Foundation to File Amicus Brief in UMG v. Veoh
On July 26, 2010, the Library Copyright Alliance joined a coalition of public interest and consumer groups in an amicus brief written by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) asking the...
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UMG Recordings v. Veoh Networks: Amicus Brief in Support of Veoh
Brief of Amici Curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, Internet Archive, American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, Association of College and Research Libraries, Computer and Communications Industry Association, Public Knowledge, Center...
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LCA Submits Comments to WIPO Committee on Protecting Traditional Cultural Expressions
On July 22, 2010, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the World Intellectual Property Organization Committee on Protecting Traditional Cultural Expressions. Comment (PDF)
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Letter to Justin Hughes re: WIPO Revised Provisions for the Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions (July 21, 2010)
Comments on the WIPO Revised Provisions for the Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions/Expressions of Folklore (WIPO/GRTKF/IC/16/4). ltr-lca_wipo_tce_21jul10.pdf
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In the Matter of Framework for Broadband Internet Service
Comments of the Association of Research Libraries, ALA, and EDUCAUSE in support of net neutrality. lt-pubint-nn-15jul10.pdf
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SPEC Kit 316: Evaluating E-resources (July 2010)
SPEC Kit 316 re-examines the ways in which ARL member libraries have (re)structured themselves to identify the availability of new e-resources in the market; evaluate them as candidates for acquisition;...
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Research Library Issues, no. 270 (June 2010)
RLI issue 270 includes: Celebrating 10 Years of ARL’s Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce ETDs and Graduate Education: Programs and Prospects Urban Copyright Legends Open Access Week: Library Strategies for...
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Letter to Julius Genachowski re: A National Broadband Plan for our Future, GN Docket No. 09-51; Preserving the Open Internet, GN Docket No. 09-191 (May 10, 2010)
EDUCAUSE, the American Library Association, and the Association of Research Libraries applaud your "third way" proposal to ensure that students, educators, and the general public can benefit from broadband services....