LCA Releases Issue Brief on Impact of Kirtsaeng v. Wiley Decision on Libraries
On April 2, 2013, Jonathan Band, on behalf of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), published an issue brief on the impact on libraries in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in the Kirtsaeng v. Wiley case.
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Reply Comments to US Copyright Office Regarding Orphan Works NOI
On March 5, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted reply comments to the US Copyright Office in response to their Notice of Inquiry regarding orphan works and mass digitization
View Post View DocumentBerkeley Clinic Prepares Fair Use White Paper for LCA
On February 15, 2013, the Samuelson Law, Technology, and Public Policy Clinic at the University of California, Berkeley, published a white paper on behalf of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA). The paper, “How Flexibility Supports the Goals of Copyright Law: Fair Use and the US Library Experience,” was created for discussion at the 2nd Global Congress on Intellectual Property and...
View Post View DocumentFirst Sale Fast Facts for Libraries
On January 18, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) published a one-page FAQ for libraries on the First Sale doctrine and how it relates to the Kirtsaeng v. Wiley case.
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Comments to US Copyright Office Regarding Orphan Works NOI
On January 14, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the US Copyright Office in response to their Notice of Inquiry regarding orphan works and mass digitization. In addition to their 2013 comments, LCA attached their three-page statement on copyright reform published in 2011.
View Post View DocumentLCA Files Amicus Brief Supporting Defendant-Appellant and Reversal in Authors Guild v. Google
On November 16, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief in support of defendant-appellant and reversal in the Authors Guild v. Google, Inc., case being heard in the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals.
View Post View DocumentGoogle Books Litigation Family Tree by Jonathan Band
On October 11, 2012, Jonathan Band published a timeline of the Google Books litigation.
View Post View DocumentARL 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 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.
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