LCA Submits Comments on EC Green Paper
On December 5, 2008, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted comments on the European Commission’s Green Paper on Copyright in the Knowledge Economy.
LCA and MLA Provide Comments on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems
On December 2, 2008, the Library Copyright Alliance and the Music Library Association submitted comments on exceptions that the Library of Congress should grant pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(1)(C), pursuant to the Notice of Inquiry (NOI) published by the Copyright Office.
LCA Members Release “A Guide for the Perplexed Part I: Libraries and the Google Library Project Settlement”
November 13, 2008 – LCA members publish a summary, by Jonathan Band, of the Google Library Project settlement. It outlines the settlement’s provisions, with special emphasis on the provisions that apply directly to libraries.
Joint Statement by Non-Governmental Civil Society and Technology Organizations to WIPO, November 2008
Joint Statement of Certain Non-Governmental Civil Society and Technology Organizations on Copyright Limitations and Exception at the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, Seventeenth Session (Geneva, November 3-7, 2008) supporting limitations and exceptions to copyright for the benefit of the world’s visually impaired community, for libraries and archives, for education of the world’s citizens, and for the development...
Joint Statement to WIPO on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries, November 2008
Joint Statement of the Library Copyright Alliance, the International Federation of Library Associations, and Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL.net) Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries at the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, Seventeenth Session (Geneva, November 3-7, 2008), including recommendations on copyright exceptions for preservation, interlibrary loan, research and education, and provisions for people with disabilities.
LCA Statement to WIPO Addressing Digital Preservation and Copyright, September 2008
Statement of Library Copyright Alliance to the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO (Geneva, September 22-30, 2008) addressing the value of the recent preservation International Workshop on Digital Preservation and Copyright in July and studies commissioned by WIPO on expert studies on limitations and exceptions in the digital environment for the visually impaired, and for libraries and archives; and...
LCA Submits Letters to Representatives Urging Support for S. 2913
On September 28, 2008, LCA wrote to representatives urging their support for S. 2913: Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008.
LCA Submits Comments on ACTA
On September 18, 2008, the Library Copyright Alliance and other organizations submitted brief comments on the proposed ACTA anti-counterfeiting agreement, specifically focusing on ensuring that the “Internet provisions” not disrupt the delicate balance with respect to Section 512 struck in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, result in increased liability for intermediaries, or adopt solutions that directly or indirectly suggest changes...
LCA Members Join Letter of Concern Regarding the Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008
On September 10, 2008, the Library Copyright Alliance, as well as other institutions, submitted letters of concern to members of the Committee on the Judiciary to express concerns over the unbalanced approach to enforcement outlined in the Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008.
LCA Submits Letter on Negotiations on ACTA
On July 23, 2008, LCA submitted a letter to Stanford McCoy, Assistant United States Trade Representative for Intellectual Property and Innovation, which voiced observations on the issues to be discussed in negotiations on ACTA, specifically focusing on pre-established or statutory damages.