Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Brief: Warner Chappell v. Nealy
Brief of amici curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, Authors Alliance, American Library Association, and Association of Research Libraries in support of petitioners Warner Chappell music, Inc. Read Warner Chappell v. Nealy brief
View PostReply Comments of the LCA on Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Access to Electronic Works
On October 30, 2023, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted reply comments on the proposed rulemaking concerning access to electronic works, supporting adoption of the proposed rule.
View Post View DocumentLCA Comments on the Inquiry Concerning AI and Copyright
On October 30, 2023, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments on the intersection of artificial intelligence and copyright. LCA believes existing U.S. Copyright Act is capable of addressing this intersection without amendment. While generative AI has potential to democratize teaching, learning, and research, new legislation is not needed to address copyright issues related to generative AI. The comments also discuss issues...
View Post View DocumentLCA Comments on the Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Access to Electronic Works
On September 27, 2023, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments supporting adoption of the rule proposed by the Copyright Office regarding access to electronic works.
View Post View Document2024 AGOA Eligibility Review for South Africa Post-Hearing Brief of the Library Copyright Alliance
On August 7, 2023, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted comments responding to arguments that the Republic of South Africa does not provide adequate and effective intellectual property protection by virtue of provisions in the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill.
View Post View DocumentUS Copyright Act Can Address AI without Amendment
by Katherine Klosek | July 7, 2023 image by Mojahid Mottakin on Unsplash Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology that can help authors and other creators brainstorm ideas, edit original works, conduct research, and more. But rather than rely on existing law to address questions like whether ingesting works to train AI models is fair use, or if works including AI-generated content are eligible...
View PostLCA Comments to Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on National Priorities for AI
On July 5, 2023, LCA submitted comments in response to the request for information issued by the Office of Science and Technology Policy concerning national priorities for artificial intelligence. The recent emergence of generative AI systems has focused significant public attention on the intersection of copyright and AI. LCA has developed principles for copyright and AI that we believe should...
View Post View DocumentA2K Comments on the Second Revised Draft Text for the WIPO Broadcasting Organizations Treaty (SCCR/43/3)
On June 16, 2023, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) signed onto comments to guide the revision of SCCR/43/3, the Chair’s Second Revised Draft Text for the WIPO Broadcasting Organizations Treaty.
View Post View DocumentLCA Joins Amicus Brief: Gonzalez v. Google
Brief of amici curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, Freedom to Read Foundation, and the Internet Archive in support of respondent, Google LLC. The issue before the court in the case of Gonzalez v. Google is whether Section 230’s liability protections apply to targeted recommendations of third-party content. View Amicus Brief
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