Trade Agreements

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...

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.

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.

March 23, 2006 – 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...

March 29, 2004 – 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...

March 29, 2004 – 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...

November 17, 2003 – 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...

November 3, 2003 – 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...