Letter

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

Letter to Senator Wayne Allard supporting the fiscal year 2008 budget request for the Library of Congress (LC).

lt-libofcongress-budget13apr07.pdf

The American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries (the Library Associations) write to follow-up on our May 27, 2009 meeting with Antitrust Division staff concerning the proposed settlement of the Google Library Project litigation.

lt-gbs-cavanaugh15dec09.pdf

Letter from library associations to director of National Institutes of Health (NIH), expressing strong support of the NIH proposal to provide freely available online access to NIH-funded manuscripts via PubMedCentral.

arlzerhouni-nih-083104.pdf

Library association letter endorsing the "Consumers, Schools and Libraries Digital Rights Management Awareness Act of 2003," S. 1621.

drm-awareness-act-2003-endorse.pdf

Letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi requesting that she insist on public debate on any proposed legislation to alter the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

coalition-ltr-pelosi-paa-4oct07.pdf

Letter to the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary in support of amendments to S.1686, the Judiciously Using Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act.

coalition-ltr-justice-act-30sept09.pdf

Letter to US Senators supporting amendments to S.1686, the Judiciously Using Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act.

coaltion-ltr-justice-act-23sept09.pdf

In August 2001, the United States Copyright Office missed an opportunity. Under the broad mandate of Section 104 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, it had been open to the Office to inquire widely and reflect deeply on the effects of that legislation and "the development of electronic commerce and associated technology" on some of the basic structural features of the Copyright Act.

ltr-coble-dcma-section-104.pdf

ALA, ARL, and ACRL express views on the market for digital books, in particular the proposed settlement of the litigation concerning the Google Book Search service.

competition-digi-books-letter-2009.pdf

Letter expressing opposition to the H.R. 3261, entitled "Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act."

dbcoalitionletter011504.pdf

Letter in support of the Judiciary Committee Amendments to the FISA Amendments Act of 2007.

dec07ltleahyfisa.pdf

Letter from the ACLU regarding the "Patriot Act II."

aclu-patriot-act-analysis-14feb03.pdf

Letter from Ronald Weich, Assistant Attorney General and enclosed letter from Patrick J. Leahy regarding FISA.

durbin-feingold-091409.pdf

Letter from the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) strongly supporting the introduction of the Freedom And Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship (FAIR USE) Act of 2007, H.R. 1201.

ltr_fairuse-cosponsor-hr-21mar07.pdf

Letter from Senator Benjamin Cardin and enclosed letter from Goverment Printing Office (GPO) in response to concerns abou the Federal Depository Library Program.

fdlp_cardin_sherman_ltrs_dec11.pdf

Letter urging Senatory Harry Reid to support the Judiciary Committee's version of S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act of 2007.

fisacoalitionletterjan2008.pdf

Letter from library associations thanking Senators Lieberman and Cornyn for introducing FRPAA.

lt-frpaa-cornyn-lieberman-02jul09.pdf

Letter from higher education leaders encouraging the community to support FRPAA.

lt-frpaa-endorse-2006.pdf

Letter from library associations in support of the the request for investigation and complaint for injunctive relief filed by the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) in the matter of Consumer Fair Use and Related Rights.

ftc_complaint_01aug07.pdf

Letter to attorneys involved in the Google Books Settlement case written to urge Google to include enforceable privacy protections along with the amended settlement agreement.

lt-gbs-group-privacy06oct09.pdf

ARL comments to the FTC on the proposed consent agreement, specifically, regarding privacy issues raised by the Google Books product, which involves both searching and selling books.

gbs-privacycomments_26apr11.pdf

Library association letter in support of the FY 2007 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

gpo_jnt_ltr_09mar06.pdf

Library association letter in support of the FY 2006 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

gpo_jnt_ltr_07apr05.pdf

Library association letter in support of the FY 2006 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

gpo_jnt_ltr_10may05.pdf

Library association letter in support of the FY 2007 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

gpo_jnt_ltr_house_22aug06.pdf

Library association letter in support of the FY 2007 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

gpo_jnt_ltr_senate_22aug06.pdf

Library association letter in support of the FY 2010 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

gpo-approps-24apr09.pdf

Library association letter in support of the FY 2009 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

gpo-approps-ltr-01apr08.pdf

Letter from interested organizations urging Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert to ensure that the House of Representative follows normal parliamentary procedures when it takes up any new antiterrorism legislation.

lt-hastert-dsea-02apr03.pdf