LCA Expresses Concerns with Digital Copyright Act Discussion Draft
On December 22, 2020, the Library Copyright Alliance issued a statement expressing serious concerns with the discussion draft of the Digital Copyright Act of 2021 released by Senator Thom Tillis, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property.
View Post View DocumentLCA Filed Petition for 1201 Exemption
On September 7, 2020, LCA filed a petition for a new section 1201 exemption for the purpose of preservation of DVDs.
View Post View DocumentStatement of David Hansen Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
On June 2, 2020, David Hansen, associate university librarian and lead copyright & information policy officer at Duke University, testified on behalf of the Association of Research Libraries, the American Library Association, and the Association of College and Research Libraries at a Senate subcommittee hearing on the DMCA notice-and-takedown system. Hansen testified that most universities and research libraries straddle both...
View Post View DocumentSoftware Preservation Network and LCA File Long Comment in Favor of Software Preservation
On December 18, 2017, the Software Preservation Network and the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed a long comment regarding a proposed exemption under 17 U.S.C. 1201, which would allow cultural heritage institutions to circumvent technological protection measures in order to preserve computer programs and computer-program dependent materials.
View Post View DocumentElectronic Frontier Foundation and LCA File Long Comment Proposing a Simplified Class 1 for Audiovisual Works
On December 18, 2017, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), New Media Rights (NMR), and the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW), supported by the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), filed a long comment regarding a proposed exemption under 17 U.S.C. 1201, proposing a simplified Class 1 for Audiovisual Works.
View Post View DocumentConfirmation for DMCA Filing for Disability Services Offices
On December 18, 2017, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed a long comment regarding a proposed exemption under 17 U.S.C. 1201, which would allow educational institution’s disability offices to circumvent technological protection measures for motion pictures in order to make them accessible to people with disabilities.
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Additional Comments on Section 512 Study
On February 17, 2017, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted additional comments concerning the Copyright Office’s study of Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Final Comments on Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
On October 27, 2016, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the US Copyright Office regarding section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Comments on Section 512 of the Digital millennium Copyright Act
On April 1, 2016, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the US Copyright Office explaining the importance of safe harbors and proposing amendments to curtail the abuse of notice and takedown processes.
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Reply Comments on Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
On April 1, 2016, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted reply comments to the US Copyright Office on technological protection measures (TPMs).
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