LCA Comments on Proposed United States-Andean Fair Trade Agreement
The American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, American Association of Law Libraries, and the Special Libraries Association submits comments on the Andean Fair Trade Agreement, including that the Andean FTA must not impair the ability of the U.S. government to enable libraries to preserve intellectual works, share them with one another, and provide public access to them including through lending and the Internet. Read comments [PDF]
LCA Comments on Proposed United States-Bahrain Fair Trade Agreement
The American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, American Association of Law Libraries, and the Special Libraries Association submits comments on the Bahrain Fair Trade Agreement, including that it not impair the ability of the U.S. government to enable libraries to preserve intellectual works, share them with one another, and provide public access to them including through lending and the Internet. Read comments [PDF]
LCA Comments on Proposed United States-Dominican Republic Fair Trade Agreement
The American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, American Association of Law Libraries, and the Special Libraries Association submits comments on the Dominican Fair Trade Agreement, including that it not impair the ability of the U.S. government to enable libraries to preserve intellectual works, share them with one another, and provide public access to them including through lending and the Internet. Read comments [PDF]
LCA Comments on Proposed United States-Panama Fair Trade Agreement
The American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, American Association of Law Libraries, and the Special Libraries Association submits comments on the Panama Fair Trade Agreement, including that it not impair the ability of the U.S. government to enable libraries to preserve intellectual works, share them with one another, and provide public access to them including through lending and the Internet. Read comments [PDF]
LCA Comments on Proposed United States-Republic of Korea Fair Trade Agreement
The American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, American Association of Law Libraries, and the Special Libraries Association submits comments on the Republic of Korea Fair Trade Agreement, including that it not impair the ability of the U.S. government to enable libraries to preserve intellectual works, share them with one another, and provide public access to them including through lending and the Internet. Read comments [PDF]
LCA Submits Letter on Input for Proposed United States Trade Agreements
The American Association of Law Libraries, the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, and the Special Libraries Association submits a letter requesting that the Office of the US Trade Representative adopt two new policies for US Trade Agreements: 1) at least 30 days prior to the conclusion of the negotiation phase, post on USTR’s Web site the proposed agreement text and request through the Federal Register public comment upon it; and 2) post on the USTR Web site all comments received in electronic format and a listing of all comments received, updated promptly as new comments arrive. Read comments [PDF]