 image © François ProulxToday, dozens of civil liberties organizations and Internet companies—including the Electronic Privacy Information Center, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, ThoughtWorks, and Americans for Limited Government—have joined the coalition demanding that Congress initiate a full-scale investigation into the National Security Agency (NSA)’s surveillance programs. The coalition includes ARL, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union, and many other organizations and companies concerned with privacy and civil liberties.
RLI issue 273 includes:
- Three Key Public Policies for Research Libraries: Net Neutrality, Fair Use, Open and Public Access
- The Importance of Net Neutrality to Research Libraries in the Digital Age
- Challenges in Employing Fair Use in Academic and Research Libraries
- Public Access to Federally Funded Research: Contributions to Economic Development, Competitiveness, and Innovation
Terms:2010, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Government Information, Copyright, Fair Use, Open Access, Public Access Policies, Publications, Research Library Issues, Telecommunications Policies, Text
Letter from the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and EDUCAUSE asking representatives to oppose using the Congressional Review Act or any other legislation to overturn or undermine the recent "net neutrality" decision adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
 lt-netneutrality-16feb11.pdf
Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Text, Text, Text, Text
Comments of the Association of Research Libraries, EDUCAUSE, Internet2, NYSERNet, and ACUTA in support of rulemaking to preserve the openness of the Internet. comments-open-internet-broadband14jan10.pdf
Terms:2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, Comment, Comment, Comment, Comment, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Publications, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Text, Text, Text, Text
Reply brief concerning the Federal Communications Commission broadcast flag mandate. broadcast-flag-reply-2004.pdf
Terms:2000–2004, 2000–2004, 2000–2004, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Filing, Filing, Filing, Filing, Publications, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Text, Text, Text, Text
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image © François ProulxYesterday, ARL joined with a broad, bipartisan coalition of 86 organizations and Internet companies—including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, reddit, Mozilla, and the American Civil Liberties Union—to send a letter to Congress demanding swift investigation and reform in light of the recent revelations about unchecked global surveillance.
Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, Issue Brief, Issue Brief, Issue Brief, Issue Brief, Kristen Riccard, Kristen Riccard, Kristen Riccard, Kristen Riccard, Publications, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Text, Text, Text, Text
EDUCAUSE, the American Library Association, and the Association of Research Libraries applaud your "third way" proposal to ensure that students, educators, and the general public can benefit from broadband services.
lt-genachowski-broadband-plan-10may10.pdf
Terms:2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Open Access, Open Access, Open Access, Open Access, Open Access, Open Access, Open Access, Publications, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Text, Text, Text, Text
This case arises out of events related to the nation's transition from analog to digital television service ("DTV").
bfappealsruling0505.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Publications, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Testimony, Testimony, Testimony, Text, Text, Text
Comments arguing that a broadcast flag rule adopted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) could effectively limit the public's access to information, and impair its ability to use content in new and innovative ways.
broadcast-flag-commentssept07.pdf
Terms:2000–2004, 2000–2004, 2000–2004, Comment, Comment, Comment, Comment, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Publications, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
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