Comments to the US Government

On December 11, 2025, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted comments on H.R. 6028, highlighting concerns about ending the Library of Congress’s supervisory authority over the US Copyright Office, removing rulemaking functions without specifying which branch of government the Copyright Office would be a part of, and that fast-tracking the bill bypasses the democratic process.

On July 9, 2025, LCA sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing concerns about the NO FAKES Act. The letter asks for an amendment to be added to exclude libraries from liability and an edit to section 2(c)(5)(A)(iii) to add the word “education” to a list of activities in the public interest.

On May 9, 2025, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted comments concerning the operation of the Copyright Claims Board and the opt-out system. LCA believes there is no need to make any amendments to the CASE Act or its implementing regulations.

On March 14, 2025, LCA submitted comments to the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development National Coordination Office, National Science Foundation, on the development of an AI Action Plan directed towards sustaining and enhancing America’s AI dominance. The comments highlight two priority dimensions: (1) The courts should treat the ingestion of content necessary to power many AI activities as...

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

On December 1, 2022, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) signed onto an Authors Alliance letter to Suzanne V. Wilson, Associate Register of Copyrights, voicing support for the US Copyright Office’s notice of proposed rulemaking regarding termination rights under the Music Modernization Act’s blanket license. LCA’s primary interest in the rulemaking is to ensure that authors’ termination rights under Sections 203...