LCA Submits Statement to House Committee Regarding Unlocking Consumer Choice Wireless Competition Act
On June 6, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet in regard to the hearing on H.R. 1123: The Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act.
LCA 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.
LCA Applauds Introduction of Unlocking Technology Act
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...
LCA Submits Comments Regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
On May 10, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), offering recommendations during the preliminary stage.
LCA Supports Georgia State University in Amicus Brief
On April 26, 2013, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief in support of Georgia State University in its case against Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Sage Publications.
LCA Releases Issue Brief on Impact of Kirtsaeng v. Wiley Decision on Libraries
On April 2, 2013, Jonathan Band, on behalf of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), published an issue brief on the impact on libraries in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in the Kirtsaeng v. Wiley case.
LCA Submits Reply Comments to US Copyright Office Regarding Orphan Works NOI
On March 5, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted reply comments to the US Copyright Office in response to their Notice of Inquiry regarding orphan works and mass digitization
Berkeley Clinic Prepares Fair Use White Paper for LCA
On February 15, 2013, the Samuelson Law, Technology, and Public Policy Clinic at the University of California, Berkeley, published a white paper on behalf of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA). The paper, “How Flexibility Supports the Goals of Copyright Law: Fair Use and the US Library Experience,” was created for discussion at the 2nd Global Congress on Intellectual Property and...
LCA 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...
First Sale Fast Facts for Libraries
On January 18, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) published a one-page FAQ for libraries on the First Sale doctrine and how it relates to the Kirtsaeng v. Wiley case.