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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—August 2015
An update on key advocacy and public policy issues from mid-June to mid-August 2015 by Prudence S. Adler and Krista Cox. advocacy-and-policy-update-august2015.pdf
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Letter to White House OSTP to Include Open Education Resources (OERs) in Open Government National Action Plan
On August 4, 2015, ARL along with a coalition of more than 90 education, library, technology, public interest, and legal organizations, called on the White House to take administrative action...
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LCA Issues Response to Copyright Office’s Notice of Inquiry on Copyright Protection for Certain Visual Works
On July 23, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) responded to questions on copyright challenges for certain visual works. Read Response (PDF). For related copyright issues, visit http://www.librarycopyrightalliance.org/submissions/domestic/orphan-works.
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Synergy Issue 12, July 2015
This issue of Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs features three essays on advancement for library and information professionals at various stages in their careers, from library school students to...
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SPEC Kit 347: Community-based Collections (July 2015)
This SPEC Kit explores collections that have been amassed not by one individual but by a collective, which may take the form of a museum, ethnic or cultural organization, or...
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LCA Submits Comments to the US Copyright Office Regarding Technological Protection Measures for Literary Works Distributed Electronically for Assistive Technologies
This comment seeks renewal of the exemption previously granted by the Librarian of Congress in the 2012 triennial review, which allows people who are blind, visually impaired, or print disabled, as well...
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Issue Brief: U.S. Copyright Status of U.S. Federal Government Works
Works that are prepared by employees of the government pursuant to their official duties are in the public domain in the U.S.2 due to an express statutory provision prohibiting the...
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Issue Brief: Marrakesh Treaty—Background and Ratification Status
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, also known as the "Marrakesh Treaty"...
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Issue Brief: U.S. Copyright Status of U.S. Federal Government Works
Works that are prepared by employees of the government pursuant to their official duties are in the public domain in the U.S. due to an express statutory provision prohibiting the U.S. Government...
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LCA Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Defendant in Mavrix Photographs v. Livejournal
On June 22, 2015, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief in support of defendant in the Mavrix Photographs LLC v . Livejournal, Inc. case being...
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