ARL Joins ALA, ACRL, and EFF in Amicus Brief Supporting Google Book Search
On August 1, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) joined EFF in an amicus brief in support of the Google Book Search settlement.
View Post View DocumentLCA and EFF File Second Amicus Brief in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust
On July 6, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), along with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), filed an amicus brief to reassert its position in defending the fair use rights of libraries.
View Post View DocumentLCA Files Amicus Brief in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust
On April 20, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed a friend of the court brief to defend the fair use rights of libraries. The libraries’ brief was prepared by Jonathan Band.
View Post View DocumentLCA Releases Statement on Authors Guild, Inc., et al. v. HathiTrust et al.
On September 14, 2011, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) released the following statement concerning the lawsuit, Authors Guild, Inc., et al. v. HathiTrust et al., against HathiTrust and its research library partners.
View Post View DocumentLCA Releases “A Guide for the Perplexed Part IV: The Rejection of the Google Books Settlement”
March 31, 2011 – On behalf of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), Jonathan Band published the fourth installment of “A Guide for the Perplexed,” this time focusing on Judge Chin’s rejection of the Google Books Settlement on March 22, 2011.
View Post View DocumentLCA Releases Statement on Google Books Settlement Rejection
March 24, 2011 – The American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) released a brief statement in regard to Judge Chin’s rejection of the Google Books settlement and his suggested modification.
View Post View DocumentLCA Members Submit Letter to Department of Justice on Amended Settlement Agreement
December 15, 2009 – The American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries write to the Department of Justice to express their views concerning how the United States should respond to the Amended Google Book Search Settlement Agreement filed by the parties on November 13, 2009.
View Post View DocumentGuide for the Perplexed III: The Amended Google Book Search Settlement
November 23, 2009 – On behalf of the American Library Assocation (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Jonathan Band publishes a guide to the newly amended Google Book Search settlement, with an emphasis on the major changes and those changes relevant to libraries.
View Post View DocumentLCA Joins Group Letter Voicing Privacy Concerns in Google Book Search Settlement
October 6, 2009 – The American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries join a broad section of objectors, amici, and supporters of the Google Book Search Settlement to express shared concern that reader privacy be among the issues addressed in conjunction with the amended settlement.
View Post View DocumentThe Google Book Settlement: Who Is Filing and What Are They Saying?
September 28, 2009 – On behalf of the American Library Assocation, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries, Brandon Butler, Law and Policy Fellow at the Association of Research Libraries, outlines key information about the hundreds of filings that have been submitted to the federal district court presiding over the Google Book Settlement.
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