United States Documents

On November 24, 2021, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted comments to the Copyright Office on the publishers’ protection study.

On October 27, 2021, The Library Copyright Alliance released a statement welcoming the new exemptions and renewal of existing exemptions to the prohibition on the circumvention of technological protection measures set forth in the 17 U.S.C. 1201.

On September 30, 2021, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted comments on the Copyright Office’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the procedures for libraries and archives to opt out of proceedings before the Copyright Claims Board under the CASE Act.

On September 1, 2021, the Library Copyright Office (LCA) released a statement welcoming the report on copyright and state sovereign immunity issued by the US Copyright Office.

On May 10, 2021, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted reply comments on regulations implementing the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (“CASE”) Act.

On April 26, 2021, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments on the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (“CASE”) Act to the Copyright Office.

On March 10, 2021, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted reply comments to Class 5 Oppositions.

On March 5, 2021, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted Comments on “Digital Copyright Act of 2021” discussion draft.

On December 29, 2020, the Library Copyright Alliance issued a statement on the impact of two copyright provisions in the omnibus spending bill—extending felony penalties to illicit streaming and establishing a small claims tribunal for copyright infringement—on libraries and library users.

On December 22, 2020, the Library Copyright Alliance issued a statement expressing serious concerns with the discussion draft of the Digital Copyright Act of 2021 released by Senator Thom Tillis, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property.