LCA Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Defendant-Appellees in Garcia v. Google
On April 17, 2014, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief in support of defendant-appellees in the Garvia v. Google, Inc. case being heard in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
View Post View DocumentLCA Supports Georgia State University in Amicus Brief
On April 26, 2013, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief in support of Georgia State University in its case against Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Sage Publications.
View Post View DocumentLCA Files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley
On July 3, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief in support of Supap Kirtsaeng and the right of the First Sale doctrine.
View Post View DocumentGolan v. Holder Decision Summary
On January 13, 2012, the Supreme Court by a 6-2 vote affirmed the Tenth Circuit decision in Golan v. Holder. The American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) joined an amicus brief written by Electronic Frontier Foundation in support of reversal. This brief, referred to as the ALA...
View Post View DocumentLCA Members Join Other Non-Profits in Golan v. Holder Amicus Brief
On June 21, 2011, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the American Library Association (ALA), and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) joined the Internet Archive, the Wikimedia Foundation, and the University of Michigan Library in Ann Arbor in an amicus brief, arguing that Amici share a concern that the effects of Section 514 of the Uruguay Round...
View Post View DocumentLCA Members Join Other Non-Profits in Additional Vernor v. Autodesk Amicus Brief
On June 20, 2011, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the American Library Association (ALA), and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) joined the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Public Knowledge (PK) the Consumer Federation of America, and the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) in an amicus brief, arguing that Vernor v. Autodesk presents a crucial opportunity to clarify...
View Post View DocumentLCA Members Join Other Non-Profits in Vernor v. Autodesk Amicus Brief
On October 12, 2010, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the American Library Association (ALA), and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) joined the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge in an amicus brief requesting an “en banc” review of the recent court decision concerning software licensing and the first sale doctrine.
View Post View DocumentLCA Members Join Other Non-Profits in Bouchat v. Ravens Amicus Brief
On September 17, 2010, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), joined the International Documentary Association (IDA) and the WGBH Educational Foundation in an amicus brief prepared by Anthony Falzone at the Stanford Fair Use Project, asking for the full Fourth Circuit to rehear the case of Bouchat...
View Post View DocumentLCA and Other Groups Join Electronic Frontier Foundation to File Amicus Brief in UMG v. Veoh
On July 26, 2010, the Library Copyright Alliance joined a coalition of public interest and consumer groups in an amicus brief written by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) asking the Ninth Circuit to reject the arguments made by Universal Music Group (UMG) and affirm the lower court’s decision in UMG v. Veoh.
View Post View DocumentLCA Files Amicus Brief in Costco v. Omega
On July 8, 2010, the Library Copyright Alliance filed an amici curiae brief in support of the Petitioner, urging the Court to reject the Ninth Circuit’s interpretation of the first sale doctrine.
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