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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.

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LCA 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....

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LCA 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...

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2024 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.

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US 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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