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 DocumentLCA Comments to Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on National Priorities for AI
On July 5, 2023, LCA submitted comments in response to the request for information issued by the Office of Science and Technology Policy concerning national priorities for artificial intelligence. The recent emergence of generative AI systems has focused significant public attention on the intersection of copyright and AI. LCA has developed principles for copyright and AI that we believe should...
View Post View DocumentLCA Joins Amicus Brief: Gonzalez v. Google
Brief of amici curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, Freedom to Read Foundation, and the Internet Archive in support of respondent, Google LLC. The issue before the court in the case of Gonzalez v. Google is whether Section 230’s liability protections apply to targeted recommendations of third-party content. View Amicus Brief
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