Libraries Laud Court Ruling in Favor of Google Book Digitization
On October 16, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) issued a statement praising the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit’s ruling in Authors Guild v. Google, affirming that mass book digitization by Google constituted a legal “fair use.”
View Post View DocumentWhat Does the HathiTrust Decision Mean for Libraries?
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.
View Post View DocumentLibraries Applaud Landmark Copyright Ruling Affirming Fair Use in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust
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.
View Post View DocumentLCA Releases Diagram Charting Many Ways Forward For Google Books Settlement—UPDATED Nov. 18, 2013
On March 4, 2010, the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announce the release of “GBS March Madness: Paths Forward for the Google Books Settlement.” This diagram, developed by Jonathan Band, explores the many possible routes and outcomes of the Google Books Settlement, including avenues into the...
View Post View DocumentLibraries Applaud Dismissal of Google Book Search Case
On November 14, 2013, after eight years of litigation, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York upheld the fair use doctrine when the court dismissed Authors Guild v. Google, a case that questioned the legality of Google’s searchable book database. The Library Copyright Alliance welcomes Judge Denny Chin’s decision to protect the search database that allows...
View Post View DocumentLCA Files Amicus Brief in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust Appeal
On June 3, 2013, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief with the Second Circuit Court in support of HathiTrust.
View Post View DocumentLCA Files Amicus Brief Supporting Defendant-Appellant and Reversal in Authors Guild v. Google
On November 16, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief in support of defendant-appellant and reversal in the Authors Guild v. Google, Inc., case being heard in the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals.
View Post View DocumentLCA and EFF File Second Amicus Brief in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust
On July 6, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), along with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), filed an amicus brief to reassert its position in defending the fair use rights of libraries.
View Post View DocumentLCA Files Amicus Brief in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust
On April 20, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed a friend of the court brief to defend the fair use rights of libraries. The libraries’ brief was prepared by Jonathan Band.
View Post View DocumentLCA Releases Statement on Authors Guild, Inc., et al. v. HathiTrust et al.
On September 14, 2011, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) released the following statement concerning the lawsuit, Authors Guild, Inc., et al. v. HathiTrust et al., against HathiTrust and its research library partners.
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