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On October 27, 2014, Jonathan Band, counsel to the Library Copyright Alliance, wrote a letter in response to Stephen Colbert’s criticism of an amicus brief filed in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley.

On September 16, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on Chapter 12 of Title 17. In the statement, LCA urges that Congress adopt both substantive amendments to section 1201 as well as procedural changes to the rulemaking process.

On July 23, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on copyright remedies. In the statement, LCA says the existing limitation on statutory damages against libraries and archives is inadequate and calls for the safe harbor to be updated to reflect the digital area.

On July 14, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on moral rights, termination rights, resale royalty, and copyright term. In the statement, LCA opposes extending the current copyright term and expresses concerns regarding the present copyright term and its effects on the public domain.

On July 7, 2014, Jonathan Band, counsel to the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), wrote a paper on the decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust.

On June 17, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) updated the Google Books Family Tree after the Second Circuit Rules HathiTrust Fair Use.

On June 10, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) issued a statement applauding the decision by the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust, finding in favor of fair use.

On June 2, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) issued a press release endorsing Greg Cram’s testimony in front of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet.

On June 2, 2014, Greg Cram, associate director of copyright and information policy at the New York Public Library, served as the voice of libraries when he testified at the US House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet’s hearing on first sale under Title 17.

On May 16, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted additional comments to the US Copyright Office in response to issues raised during the March 2014 public meeting regarding orphan works and mass digitization.