Letter to Federal Trade Commission re: Proposed Consent Agreement In the Matter Google, Inc. (Google Buzz), File No. 1023136 (Apr. 26, 2011)
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
Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to William Boarman and Mary Alice Baish re: FDLP memorandum of agreement between the University of Minnesota Libraries and the Library of Michigan (Apr. 14, 2011)
Letter providing details about the services the University of Minnesota Libraries will provide to the Michigan selective federal depository libraries if Minnesota assumes regional responsibilities for Michigan. ltfdlp_michmou14apr11.pdf
Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Subcommittee on Communications and Technology re: Congressional Review Act and Net Neutrality (Feb. 16, 2011)
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
Letter to Patrick Leahy re: USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011, S. 193 (Feb. 2, 2011)
Library association letter in support of the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011, (S. 193).
lt-leahypatriot-02feb11.pdf
Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, USA PATRIOT Act, USA PATRIOT Act, USA PATRIOT Act, USA PATRIOT Act, USA PATRIOT Act
Letter to Tracey L. Armstrong re: Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) underwriting litigation (Nov. 11, 2010)
Letter expressing ARL's disappointment with the decision by the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) to underwrite 50% of the plaintiffs' costs in the litigation by three publishers against Georgia State University.
lt-ccc-gsu-11nov12.pdf
Terms:2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Justin Hughes re: WIPO Revised Provisions for the Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions (July 21, 2010)
Comments on the WIPO Revised Provisions for the Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions/Expressions of Folklore (WIPO/GRTKF/IC/16/4). ltr-lca_wipo_tce_21jul10.pdf
Terms:2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Julius Genachowski re: A National Broadband Plan for our Future, GN Docket No. 09-51; Preserving the Open Internet, GN Docket No. 09-191 (May 10, 2010)
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
Letter to Robert M. Gates re: Increased transparency in nuclear weapons policy (May 4, 2010)
Letter from interested organizations thanking the Secretary of Defense for promoting increased transparency in nuclear weapons policy, including the publication of the Nuclear Posture Review Report in an entirely unclassified format and the disclosure of the size of the U.S. nuclear stockpile. lt-dod-5apr10.pdf
Terms:2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Ben Nelson and Lisa Murkowski re: GPO Appropriations Request FY2011 (Apr. 14, 2010)
Terms:2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, Federal Funding, Federal Funding, Federal Funding, Federal Funding, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Ron Kirk re: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Negotiations (Mar. 22, 2010)
Letter to Ambassador Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative, concerning ACTA. lt-kirk-acta-leak-22mar10.pdf
Terms:2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Julius Genachowski re: Preserving the Open Internet, GN Docket No. 09-191; Broadband Industry Practices, WC Docket No. 07-52 (Mar. 1, 2010)
Letter from higher education organizations regarding preserving the open Internet. lt-genachowski-open-internet-01mar10.pdf
Terms:2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Robert B. Aderholt re: GPO funding FY2011 (Feb. 25, 2010)
Letter from library associations in support of the FY2011 appropriations request of $166,560,000 for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). ltgpo-2011approps-25feb10.pdf
Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, Federal Funding, Federal Funding, Federal Funding, Federal Funding, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Hillary Rodham Clinton re: Ending the exclusion of Professor Adam Habib of the University of Johannesburg and Professor Tariq Ramadan of Oxford University (Feb. 16, 2010)
Letter thanking Secretary of State Clinton for signing the orders effectively ending the exclusion of Professor Adam Habib of the University of Johannesburg and Professor Tariq Ramadan of Oxford University.
ideological-exclusion-021610.pdf
Terms:2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Lamar Smith and John Conyers re: Manager's Amendment to Stop Online Piracy Act, H.R. 3261 (Dec. 14, 2010)
Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Text, Text, Text
Letter to William F. Cavanaugh re: Google Library Project Settlement (Dec. 15, 2009)
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
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Antitrust, Antitrust, Antitrust, Antitrust, Antitrust, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Julius Genachowski re: Open Internet (Oct. 21, 2009)
Letter expressing suppor for the recen announcement that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will begin a public proceeding that will ensure an open and nondiscriminatory Internet. lt-pubint-nn-21oct09.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Telecommunications Policies, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Daralyn J. Durie, Esq. re: Privacy Concerns about the Google Book Settlement (Oct. 6, 2009)
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
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Senate Committee on the Judiciary re: Judiciously Using Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act (Sept. 30, 2009)
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
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Senators re: Judiciously Using Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act (Sept. 23, 2009)
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
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Joseph I. Lieberman and Susan M. Collins re: In support of the nomination of David Ferriero as Archivist of the United States (Sept. 23, 2009)
Letter from ARL supporting the nomination of David Ferriero.
ltferrieronara-23sept09.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Open letter from liberal arts college presidents supporting the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 (Sept. 23, 2009)
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Richard J. Durbin and Russell D. Feingold re: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ("FISA") (Sept. 14, 2009)
Letter from Ronald Weich, Assistant Attorney General and enclosed letter from Patrick J. Leahy regarding FISA. durbin-feingold-091409.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Rob Kasunic re: August 21 Supplemental Questions to DVD-Related Hearing Panelists (Sept. 8, 2009)
Letter to Rob Kasunic, principal legal advisor, US Copyright Office, in response to questions about proposed DVD-related exemptions to Section 1201.
lt-kasunic-dvdpanel-08sep09.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Lamar Smith and John Conyers re: Hearing on Competition and Commerce in Digital Books (Sept. 4, 2009)
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
Terms:Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Faculty re: Google Books Settlement
A generic letter for faculty informing them of the implications of the October 2008 proposed Google Books settlement.  ltr_google-books-faculty.doc
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letters to Joseph I. Lieberman and John Cornyn re: S.1373, "The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009" (Jul. 2, 2009)
Letter from library associations thanking Senators Lieberman and Cornyn for introducing FRPAA. lt-frpaa-cornyn-lieberman-02jul09.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Charles Schumer and Robert Brady re: support for a project that will digitize our nation's historical public domain government works (May 4, 2009)
Letter from public interest organizations expressing support for holding a public proceeding on the future of the open Internet. ltjcp-5may09.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Letter, Letter, Letter, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Committee on Appropriations re: Government Printing Office (GPO) appropriations request (Apr. 1, 2008)
Library association letter in support of the FY 2009 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). gpo-approps-ltr-01apr08.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Federal Funding, Federal Funding, Federal Funding, Federal Funding, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Adrienne C. Thomas re: Response to Request for Information: Development of Alternative Models for Presidential Libraries (Apr. 17, 2009)
Letter from cultural heritage organizations in response to the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) request for input (RFI) into the development of alternative models for Presidential libraries.
nara-rfi-preslibraries-final.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Eric H. Holder Jr., Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Janet Napolitano re: Practice of "ideological exclusion" (Mar. 18, 2009)
Letter from interested organizations concerning the the practice of "ideological exclusion," refusing visas to foreign scholars, writers, artists, and activists not on the basis of their actions but on the basis of their ideas, political views, and associations.
idex-coalition-letter-3-18-09.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
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