LCA Statement on the Senate Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty and Adoption of Implementation Act
On June 29, 2018, LCA issued a statement applauding the Senate ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty and adoption of Implementation Act.
View Post View DocumentLCA Testimony on the Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty
On April 16, 2018, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted testimony to the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty.
View Post View DocumentMarrakesh Treaty Joint Press Release
On March 20, 2018, a broad spectrum of stakeholder organizations applauded the introduction of legislation in the US Senate to implement the Marrakesh Treaty.
View Post View DocumentLCA Welcomes Introduction of Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act
On March 15, 2018, the Library Copyright Alliance welcomed the introduction of the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act by the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Judiciary and Foreign Relations Committees, Chairmen Grassley and Corker and Ranking Members Feinstein and Menendez, as well as Senators Harris, Hatch, and Leahy.
View Post View DocumentLCA and COSLA Comment on Nov. 23, ’12 Draft Text of Print Disabilities Treaty/Instrument
On January 28, 2013, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), along with the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), commented on the November 23, 2012, draft text of an international instrument/treaty on limitations and exceptions for visually impaired person or persons with print disabilities. WIPO’s Extraordinary General Assembly, at its meeting in December 2012, authorized an international diplomatic...
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Statement to WIPO Regarding Treaty for Visually Impaired Persons
On July 25, 2012, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to WIPO regarding copyright exceptions and limitations relating to libraries and archives, specifically their opposition to the proposed text for Article D of SCCR/23/7 regarding the provision of aggregated data to rights holders. LCA argues, in part, that the proposed text would “invite publishers to second-guess the procedures of...
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Comments on SCCR/23/7
On February 8, 2012, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to WIPO on the working document in an international instrument on limitations and exceptions for person with print disabilities (SCCR/23/7). The comments focused on the provision that most directly affects libraries: the definition of an authorized entity.
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Statement to WIPO in Support of Non-Paper
On June 20, 2011, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to WIPO in support of the work of the Member States who have met in consultations to create a non-paper acknowledging the importance of an international legal instrument to increase access to information for persons with visual impairment or print disabilities.
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Comments to WIPO on Facilitating Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind or Other Persons with Disabilities at SCCR 19
December 17, 2009, Janice Pilch, on behalf of the Library Copyright Alliance, submitted comments to the WIPO standing committee on copyright and related rights in regard to access for the visually impaired and other persons with disabilities.
View Post View DocumentLCA Submits Reply Comments on Facilitating Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind or Other Persons with Disabilities
On December 4, 2009, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) – a coalition made up of the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Association of of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) – joined the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) in submitting reply comments to the Copyright Office...
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