LCA Amicus Brief: Sony v. Cox
The Library Copyright Alliance joined an amicus brief asking the US Court of Appeals for the full Fourth Circuit to rehear Sony Music Entertainment, Et. Al. v. Cox Communication, Inc. and COXCOM, LLC, arguing that the court’s holding would result in many law-abiding users losing internet access, which is essential to daily life.
View Post View DocumentLCA Amicus Brief: Hachette v. Internet Archive
The Library Copyright Office filed an amicus brief in support of neither party in the case Hachette v. Internet Archive. The brief asks the court to keep in mind the ways that libraries and library users are crucial to the copyright ecosystem, and to craft its decision in a way that preserves the fair use rights of libraries. Read the Hachette v....
View PostLCA Joins Amicus Brief: Green v. DOJ
On December 7, 2023, the Library Copyright Alliance joined the amicus brief Matthew D. Green, et al. v. United States Department of Justice, et al., “Corrected Amicus Brief of Accessibility, Archival, and Security Fair Users” in support of the plaintiffs-appellants.
View Post View DocumentAuthors Alliance and LCA Reply Comments for Policy Study on Artificial Intelligence, Docket Number 2023-6
On December 6, LCA joined Authors Alliance in filing comments in reply to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) initial comments on copyright and artificial intelligence.
View Post View DocumentElectronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Brief: Warner Chappell v. Nealy
Brief of amici curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, Authors Alliance, American Library Association, and Association of Research Libraries in support of petitioners Warner Chappell music, Inc. Read Warner Chappell v. Nealy brief
View PostReply Comments of the LCA on Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Access to Electronic Works
On October 30, 2023, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted reply comments on the proposed rulemaking concerning access to electronic works, supporting adoption of the proposed rule.
View Post View DocumentLCA Comments on the Inquiry Concerning AI and Copyright
On October 30, 2023, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments on the intersection of artificial intelligence and copyright. LCA believes existing U.S. Copyright Act is capable of addressing this intersection without amendment. While generative AI has potential to democratize teaching, learning, and research, new legislation is not needed to address copyright issues related to generative AI. The comments also discuss issues...
View Post View DocumentLCA Comments on the Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Access to Electronic Works
On September 27, 2023, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments supporting adoption of the rule proposed by the Copyright Office regarding access to electronic works.
View Post View Document2024 AGOA Eligibility Review for South Africa Post-Hearing Brief of the Library Copyright Alliance
On August 7, 2023, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted comments responding to arguments that the Republic of South Africa does not provide adequate and effective intellectual property protection by virtue of provisions in the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill.
View Post View DocumentUS Copyright Act Can Address AI without Amendment
by Katherine Klosek | July 7, 2023 image by Mojahid Mottakin on Unsplash Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology that can help authors and other creators brainstorm ideas, edit original works, conduct research, and more. But rather than rely on existing law to address questions like whether ingesting works to train AI models is fair use, or if works including AI-generated content are eligible...
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