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United States Documents, Other Legislation

LCA Statement Opposing the SMART Copyright Act

On March 24, 2022, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted a statement opposing enactment of the SMART Copyright Act, S. 3880. LCA explains that S. 3880 is both unnecessary and premature.

Amicus Briefs

LCA Joins Amicus Brief: Apple Inc. v. Corellium, LLC

On February 16, 2022, the Library Copyright Alliance joined an amicus brief by the Software Preservation Network (SPN) in the case of Apple v. Corellium, urging the circuit court to affirm that security research is a fair use. SPN argues as a matter of law that providing access to software for research can be (and often is) transformative fair use, even in...

United States Documents, Comments to the US Government

LCA Statement of Interest in Participating in Consultations Concerning Technical Measures

On February 8, 2022, the Library Copyright Alliance issued a statement of interest in participating in consultations concerning technical measures to the Copyright Office’s notice of inquiry.

United States Documents, Amicus Briefs

LCA Files Amicus Brief: Matthew D. Green v. Department of Justice

On January 19, 2022, the Library Copyright Alliance filed an amicus brief in support of the appellants in Matthew D. Green, et al., v. United States Department of Justice, et al. LCA members urged the DC Circuit Court to strike down a controversial copyright law as unconstitutional.

United States Documents, Comments to the US Government

LCA Comments Regarding Deferred Registration Examination

On January 24, 2022, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted comments in response to the US Copyright Office’s notice of inquiry concerning the merits of providing an option to defer examination of copyright registration application materials until a later request by the applicant. LCA opposed the creation of a deferred examination option.

Other Matters

A New Approach to Foreign Commercial-Scale Infringement

On January 12, 2022, the Library Copyright Alliance published a statement supporting balanced copyright frameworks overseas to improve the legitimacy of copyright law.

Other Matters

LCA Position on Proposed U.S. Intellectual Property Office

On January 12, 2022, the Library Copyright Alliance issued a statement opposing the creation of a single executive branch intellectual property office.

Comments to the US Government

LCA Reply Comments on Publishers’ Protection Study

On January 5, 2022, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted reply comments to the US Copyright Office on the Publishers’ Protection Study.

United States Documents, Comments to the US Government

LCA Comments on Proposed Rule for Compliance Review by Copyright Claims Attorney

On November 29, 2021, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted comments to the Copyright Office’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the compliance review by the Copyright Claims Attorney under the CASE Act.

United States Documents, Comments to the US Government

LCA Comments on Publishers’ Protection Study

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