LCA Releases Statement on Authors Guild, Inc., et al. v. HathiTrust et al.
On September 14, 2011, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) released the following statement concerning the lawsuit, Authors Guild, Inc., et al. v. HathiTrust et al., against HathiTrust and its research library partners. Read statement
LCA Submits Letters to Representatives Urging Support for S. 2913
On September 28, 2008, LCA wrote to representatives urging their support for S. 2913: Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008. Read letter [PDF]
LCA Proposes Amendments to Orphan Works Legislation
On June 17, 2008, LCA wrote a letter to Senator Patrick J. Leahy (D, Vermont), Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary and Senator Orrin Hatch (R, Utah) expressing appreciation for their continued leadership on S. 2913: Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008, which limits remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works. The letter proposed amendments to orphan works legislation. Read letter [PDF]
LCA Submits Letter in Support of H.R. 5889
On May 5, 2008, the Library Copyright Alliance delivered a letter to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property expressing appreciation for the introduction of H.R. 5889, which limits remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works. Read letter [PDF]
LCA Submits Letter in Support of S. 2913
On May 1, 2008, the Library Copyright Alliance delivered a letter to Senator Patrick J. Leahy (D, Vermont), Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary and Senator Orrin Hatch (R, Utah) expressing appreciation for the introduction of S. 2913, which limits remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works. Read letter [PDF]
LCA Expresses Gratitude for the Support of Orphan Works
On March 12, 2008, the Library Copyright Alliance delivered letters to U.S. Representatives Howard L. Berman (D, California), Howard Coble (R, North Carolina), and the members of the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property expressing gratitude to the House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight for holding a hearing on orphan works. The letter also expressed gratitude that the Subcommittee has begun its process for considering this issue in this Congress as well as the hope that the protections the legislation is intended to provide users of orphan works are not diluted. Read letter [PDF]
LCA Supports Orphan Works Act of 2006
On September 7, 2006 the Library Copyright Alliance, wrote in support of the Orphan Works Act. The Act will help resolve issues surrounding Orphan works--works whose owners are difficult or impossible to locate. Resolving the Orphan Works issue will present significant new educational opportunities because these works will be publicly accessible and available to students, faculty and the public. Read Letter [PDF]
LCA Comments on Orphan Works
On May 9, 2005, The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) provided additional comments to the Copyright Office’s Notice of Inquiry concerning orphan works. Read Comments [PDF]
LCA Survey Results on Orphan Works On March 25, 2005, The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) responded to the Copyright Office’s timely Notice of Inquiry concerning orphan works. In response to the Notice of Inquiry, the associations in LCA contacted their members to gather information concerning their experience with the orphan work problem. These responses indicate that the problem exists at large research libraries affiliated with universities as well as local public libraries. Orphan works include published and unpublished works; literary works, photographs, illustrations, television commercials and musical scores; domestic and foreign works. Read Comments [PDF]