LCA Issues Statement on ACCESS to Recordings Act
On May 23, 2018, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) issued a statement applauding the ACCESS to Recordings Act.
View Post View DocumentLCA Letters to Senators Coons, Grassley, and Feinstein on the CLASSICS Act
On April 30, 2018, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) sent letters to Senator Chris Coons, Senator Chuck Grassley, and Senator Dianne Feinstein expressing concerns with the CLASSICS Act (S. 2393). Letter to Senator Coons Letter to Senators Grassley and Feinstein
View PostLCA Testimony on the Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty
On April 16, 2018, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted testimony to the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty.
View Post View DocumentLCA Letter to Representatives Goodlatte and Nadler on the CLASSICS Act
On March 29, 2018, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) sent a letter to Representatives Goodlatte and Nadler regarding the CLASSICS Act.
View Post View DocumentMarrakesh Treaty Joint Press Release
On March 20, 2018, a broad spectrum of stakeholder organizations applauded the introduction of legislation in the US Senate to implement the Marrakesh Treaty.
View Post View DocumentLCA Welcomes Introduction of Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act
On March 15, 2018, the Library Copyright Alliance welcomed the introduction of the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act by the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Judiciary and Foreign Relations Committees, Chairmen Grassley and Corker and Ranking Members Feinstein and Menendez, as well as Senators Harris, Hatch, and Leahy.
View Post View DocumentATSP, 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.
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