Joint Statement by Non-Governmental Civil Society and Technology Organizations to WIPO, November 2008
Joint Statement of Certain Non-Governmental Civil Society and Technology Organizations on Copyright Limitations and Exception at the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, Seventeenth Session (Geneva, November 3-7, 2008) supporting limitations and exceptions to copyright for the benefit of the world’s visually impaired community, for libraries and archives, for education of the world’s citizens, and for the development...
View Post View DocumentJoint Statement to WIPO on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries, November 2008
Joint Statement of the Library Copyright Alliance, the International Federation of Library Associations, and Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL.net) Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries at the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, Seventeenth Session (Geneva, November 3-7, 2008), including recommendations on copyright exceptions for preservation, interlibrary loan, research and education, and provisions for people with disabilities.
View Post View DocumentLCA Statement to WIPO Addressing Digital Preservation and Copyright, September 2008
Statement of Library Copyright Alliance to the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO (Geneva, September 22-30, 2008) addressing the value of the recent preservation International Workshop on Digital Preservation and Copyright in July and studies commissioned by WIPO on expert studies on limitations and exceptions in the digital environment for the visually impaired, and for libraries and archives; and...
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Comments on ACTA
On September 18, 2008, the Library Copyright Alliance and other organizations submitted brief comments on the proposed ACTA anti-counterfeiting agreement, specifically focusing on ensuring that the “Internet provisions” not disrupt the delicate balance with respect to Section 512 struck in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, result in increased liability for intermediaries, or adopt solutions that directly or indirectly suggest changes...
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Letter on Negotiations on ACTA
On July 23, 2008, LCA submitted a letter to Stanford McCoy, Assistant United States Trade Representative for Intellectual Property and Innovation, which voiced observations on the issues to be discussed in negotiations on ACTA, specifically focusing on pre-established or statutory damages.
View Post View DocumentJoint Statement on Statement to WIPO on Outreach needs of Developing Countries, July 2008
Joint Statement of International Federation of Library Associations and Library Copyright Alliance to the WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property, Second Session (Geneva, 7-11 July 2008) addressing the proposals on public awareness, education, training and outreach needs of developing countries and least developed countries.
View Post View DocumentLCA Statement to WIPO on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building, July 2008
Statement of Library Copyright Alliance to WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property, Second Session (Geneva, 7-11 July 2008) encouraging Member States to involve the international library community in local efforts at technical assistance and capacity building, which will serve to promote the goals of information access and a balanced approach to intellectual property protection.
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Principles for ACTA
On March 21, 2008, LCA and others submitted principles to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to guide the U.S. delegation in negotiating the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The principles were submitted in response to the February 15, 2008 request for comments published in the Federal Register.
View Post View DocumentJoint Paper on the WIPO Development Agenda
On June 12, 2007, a joint paper from the Library Copyright Alliance, the International Federation of Library Associations, and the Electronic Information for Libraries was distributed setting out the Library position on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Development Agenda. The joint paper, titled “A Development Agenda for WIPO: Why Libraries Care,” was distributed to the Provisional Committee on Proposals...
View Post View DocumentLCA’s Concerns with the WIPO Broadcast Treaty
In May 2007, during Senate visits, the LCA discussed the U.S. libraries’ position that there is no compelling public policy reason for the broadcast treaty, given the existence of the Rome Convention and the absence of any evidence of harm suffered by broadcasters.
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