ATSP, AHEAD, and LCA File Long Comment Regarding Proposed 1201 Exemption
On March 15, 2018, the Association of Transcribers and Speech-to-text Providers (ATSP), Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD), and Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), filed a long comment regarding a proposed exemption under 17 U.S.C. 1201, proposing an exemption for disability service professionals to circumvent technological protection measures on video programs.
View Post View DocumentSoftware Preservation Network and LCA File Long Comment in Favor of Software Preservation
On December 18, 2017, the Software Preservation Network and the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed a long comment regarding a proposed exemption under 17 U.S.C. 1201, which would allow cultural heritage institutions to circumvent technological protection measures in order to preserve computer programs and computer-program dependent materials.
View Post View DocumentElectronic Frontier Foundation and LCA File Long Comment Proposing a Simplified Class 1 for Audiovisual Works
On December 18, 2017, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), New Media Rights (NMR), and the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW), supported by the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), filed a long comment regarding a proposed exemption under 17 U.S.C. 1201, proposing a simplified Class 1 for Audiovisual Works.
View Post View DocumentConfirmation for DMCA Filing for Disability Services Offices
On December 18, 2017, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed a long comment regarding a proposed exemption under 17 U.S.C. 1201, which would allow educational institution’s disability offices to circumvent technological protection measures for motion pictures in order to make them accessible to people with disabilities.
View Post View DocumentLCA Letter to Congressmen Jeffries and Marino on CASE Act of 2017
On October 18, 2017, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) sent a letter to Congressman Jeffries and Marino opposing the small claims system established by the CASE Act.
View Post View DocumentLCA Joins Amicus Brief: American Society for Testing and Materials v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.
On September 25, 2017, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) joined the American Society for Testing Materials v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. amicus brief in support of Public.Resource.Org.
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Letter to the House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
On August 9, 2017, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) sent a letter to Representatives Darrell Issa and Jerry Nadler regarding copyright limitations proposed in H.R. 3301, The CLASSICS Act, which provides remedies for sound recordings before 1972.
View Post View DocumentLCA Joins Amicus Brief: Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.
On May 23, 2017, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) joined the Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. amicus brief in support of Public.Resource.Org.
View Post View DocumentLCA Files Amicus Brief: Mavrix Photographs, LLC v. LiveJournal, Inc.
On May 12, 2017, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed the Mavrix Photographs, LLC v. LiveJournal, Inc. amicus brief in support of LiveJournal’s petition for a rehearing.
View Post View DocumentLCA Testimony on Library of Congress Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2018
On May 12, 2017, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted testimony to the US Senate Committee on Appropriations for the Library of Congress for FY 2018.
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