Comments on Notices of Inquiry

On August 18, 2016, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the US Copyright Office regarding the “Mandatory Deposit of Electronic Books and Sound Recordings Available Only Online.”

On April 1, 2016, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the US Copyright Office explaining the importance of safe harbors and proposing amendments to curtail the abuse of notice and takedown processes.

On April 1, 2016, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted reply comments to the US Copyright Office on technological protection measures (TPMs).

On March 3, 2016, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the US Copyright Office proposing substantive amendments to section 1201 and procedural changes to the rulemaking process.

On October 15, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) responded to the US Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator’s request for comments on the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement, calling for striking a balance between protection and access, basing policies on data, eliminating counterfeit goods, and implementing public access and open education policies.

On July 23, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) responded to questions on copyright challenges for certain visual works.

On April 4, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the US Copyright Office for the study on the right of making available. In the comments, LCA explains its concerns about the impact of the adoption of a making available right on the statute of limitations in copyright cases.

On January 8, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted additional comments on the US Department of Commerce “green paper,” Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy, following a public meeting held by the Commerce Department in December. The post-meeting comments focus on four issues: the recent fair use court decision in the case Bouchat v. Baltimore Ravens,...

On November 13, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) provided comments on a number of issues raised in the US Department of Commerce “green paper” on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy. LCA commented on issues relating to statutory damages, online licensing, collective rights organizations, and contractual restrictions on copyright exceptions.

On April 28, 2009, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted comments in response to the Notice of Inquiry (NOI) published by the Copyright Office in the Federal Register on March 25, 2009, on the topic of facilitating access to copyrighted works for the blind or persons with other disabilities.