Circumvention of copyright protection systems

On February 6, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the US Copyright Office, Library of Congress, seeking renewal of an exemption granting the print disabled circumvention of technological protection measures.

On February 6, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the US Copyright Office, Library of Congress, regarding a proposed exemption enabling educators and learners to circumvent access controls for educational purposes.

On February 6, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the US Copyright Office, Library of Congress, regarding a proposed exemption enabling educators to use digital media for instructional practices.

On November 3, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments seeking renewal of the 2012 rulemaking for people with print disabilities and authorized entities to circumvent technological protection measures on literary works distributed electronically.

On November 3, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments seeking renewal of the 2012 exemption for motion picture exerpts, arguing that the exemption should be broadened to apply to all storage media and expanded to apply to students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.

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 May 13, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) issued a statement applauding the introduction in the US House of Representatives of H.R. 1892, the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013. The bill guarantees that legitimate uses of digital works and technologies will not run afoul of copyright law, even if they require breaking digital locks. Prompted by the recent uproar...

On February 27, 2012, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted reply comments to Copyright Office regarding renewal of the existing DVD exemption with respect to higher education. In their comments, they argue that the existing formulation of wording provides sufficient flexibility for educators to use film clips effectively and efficiently, and that the exemption should be renewed without change to...

On November 29, 2011, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the Library of Congress in response to their Notice of Inquiry (NOI) regarding 1201 of the Copyright Act. LCA asks that the previous exemptions for the prohibition of circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies be renewed.

On July 9, 2009, LCA and other institutions responded to Robert Kasunic, Principal Legal Advisor at the Office of the General Council regarding screen capture software and its relationship to DMCA Section 1201.