LCA Proposes Amendments to Orphan Works Legislation
On June 17, 2008, LCA wrote a letter to Senator Patrick J. Leahy (D, Vermont), Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary and Senator Orrin Hatch (R, Utah) expressing appreciation for their continued leadership on S. 2913: Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008, which limits remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works. The letter proposed amendments to orphan works legislation....
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Letter in Support of H.R. 5889
On May 5, 2008, the Library Copyright Alliance delivered a letter to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property expressing appreciation for the introduction of H.R. 5889, which limits remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works.
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Letter in Support of S. 2913
On May 1, 2008, the Library Copyright Alliance delivered a letter to Senator Patrick J. Leahy (D, Vermont), Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary and Senator Orrin Hatch (R, Utah) expressing appreciation for the introduction of S. 2913, which limits remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works.
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Principles for ACTA
On March 21, 2008, LCA and others submitted principles to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to guide the U.S. delegation in negotiating the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The principles were submitted in response to the February 15, 2008 request for comments published in the Federal Register.
View Post View DocumentLCA Expresses Gratitude for the Support of Orphan Works
On March 12, 2008, the Library Copyright Alliance delivered letters to U.S. Representatives Howard L. Berman (D, California), Howard Coble (R, North Carolina), and the members of the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property expressing gratitude to the House Committee on Science and Technology’s Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight for holding a hearing on orphan works. The letter...
View Post View DocumentLCA Joins Comments on PRO IP Act Meeting Hosted by the Copyright Office
On January 25, 2008, the Library Copyright Alliance, NetCoalition, and others published comments discussing the PRO IP Act of 2008 and its weakening of the “one work” rule.
View Post View DocumentLCA Expresses Concerns with Proposed Statutory Damages Legislation
On December 12, 2007, the Library Copyright Alliance hand delivered a letter to U.S. Representatives Howard L. Berman (D, California) and Howard Coble (R, North Carolina) expressing serious concerns with the proposed Section 104 of H.R. 4279. The letter states that section 104 would exacerbate the orphan works situation by greatly increasing the amount of statutory damages plaintiffs could recover...
View Post View DocumentLCA Supports Opening an Investigation by the FTC on Consumer Deception
In August 2007 the Library Copyright Alliance wrote a letter to Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in strong support of a request for an investigation and complaint for injunctive relief filed by the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA). The CCIA filed a FTC complaint on behalf of consumers against Major League Baseball, the National...
View Post View DocumentJoint Paper on the WIPO Development Agenda
On June 12, 2007, a joint paper from the Library Copyright Alliance, the International Federation of Library Associations, and the Electronic Information for Libraries was distributed setting out the Library position on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Development Agenda. The joint paper, titled “A Development Agenda for WIPO: Why Libraries Care,” was distributed to the Provisional Committee on Proposals...
View Post View DocumentLCA’s Concerns with the WIPO Broadcast Treaty
In May 2007, during Senate visits, the LCA discussed the U.S. libraries’ position that there is no compelling public policy reason for the broadcast treaty, given the existence of the Rome Convention and the absence of any evidence of harm suffered by broadcasters.
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