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Comments of the American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, American Association Of Law Libraries, and Special Libraries Association Concerning the Proposed United States-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement

Comments in response to the notice and request for public comments on the proposed United States-Dominican Republic free trade negotiations (Dominican Republic FTA), August 28, 2003. These comments address, in particular, chapters that may impact intellectual property rights and services.

pdf ftaa-dominican-comments-03nov03.pdf

 
 

Comments of the American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, American Association Of Law Libraries, and Special Libraries Association on the Second Draft Consolidated Texts of the Free Trade Area of the Americas Agreement

Comments in response to the notice and request for public comments on the second draft consolidated texts of the Free Trade Area of the Americas Agreement (FTAA), December 27, 2002. These comments address, in particular, the FTAA chapters on intellectual property rights and services.

pdf ftaa-lib-assoc-comments-nov03.pdf

 
 

Comments of The American Library Association, The Association of Research Libraries, and EDUCAUSE in the Matter of Framework for Broadband Internet Service

The American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and EDUCAUSE welcome the FCC's Notice of Inquiry (NOI) proposing a "third way" forward on the difficult question of regulatory authority over broadband Internet access service.

pdf third-way-comments_071510.pdf

 
 

In the Matter of Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems For Access Control Technologies

Reply Comments of Library Associations following public hearings.

pdf noi1201comments27jun00.pdf

 
     

In the Matter of Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies

Comments of the Library Copyright Alliance and the Music Library Association.

pdf 1201-comments-02dec08.pdf

 
 

Inquiry Regarding Sections 109 and 117: Reply Comments of the Library Associations

The June 5, 2000, Request for Public Comment inquires about the effects of the amendments made by title 1 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and the development of electronic commerce and associated technology on the operation of sections 109 and 117 of title 17, United States Code, and the relationship between existing and emerging technology and the operation of those sections. The Libraries would like to address several issues raised by interested parties, as well as respond herein to questions regarding Section 117 of the DMCA.

pdf dmca-section109-comments-05jun00.pdf

 
 

In the Matter of Promotion of Distance Education Through Digital Technologies (Docket No. 98-12)

Library Association Comments

pdf reply-comments-distance-ed-03mar99.pdf

 
 
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