In this case, we are asked to decide whether ß43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U. S. C. ß1125(a), prevents the unaccredited copying of a work, and if so, whether a court may double a profit award under ß1117(a), in order to deterfuture infringing conduct.
 dastar603.pdf
Proceedings of the 152nd ARL Membership Meeting, May 2008. mm08sp-mcpherson.pdf
Proceedings of the 152nd ARL Membership Meeting, May 2008.  mm08sp-neal.pps
Proceedings of the 133rd ARL Membership Meeting, "Confronting the Challenges of the Digital Era," October 1998. mm98fall-lutzker.pdf
Presented at the 158th ARL Membership Meeting, May 2011.
mm11sp-smith.pdf
Presented at the 158th ARL Membership Meeting, May 2011.
mm11sp-band.pdf
Presented at the 159th ARL Membership Meeting, October 2011.
mm11fall-farb.pdf
The Section 108 Study Group released a Background Paper and requested comments on issues relating to library and archival exceptions under Section 108. The library community provided written and oral statements to the Study Group. Based on the additional input from the library community, the responses in this document provide greater detail and in some instances, clarify the earlier statements filed in conjunction with the March Roundtables and the request for comment by the Study Group. section108-working-group-2006.pdf
Proceedings of the 143rd ARL Membership Meeting, October 2003. mm03fall-ipandcopyright.pdf
These guides are tools designed for library leaders to use for organizing a summer- or semester-long discussion series. Each guide offers a brief scoping statement, a suggested reading or resource to review, and a set of discussion questions to launch an hour-long informal conversation among library staff. brown-bag-author-rights2-may08.pdf
These guides are tools designed for library leaders to use for organizing a summer- or semester-long discussion series. Each guide offers a brief scoping statement, a suggested reading or resource to review, and a set of discussion questions to launch an hour-long informal conversation among library staff. brown-bag-author-rights1-may08.pdf
Transcript of the "Introducing Author Rights" video. author-rights-video-script.pdf
Bibliography of author rights resources compiled by ARL and SPARC. author-rights-resources-jun07.pdf
Comments of the Library Copyright Alliance and the Music Library Association.
1201-comments-02dec08.pdf
Comments from ALA and ARL on the Section 108 Study Group efforts. rasenberger-108-letter-24apr06.pdf
H.R. 107, the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act, is needed to restore a proper balance in copyright law between the rights of copyright users and the rights of copyright owners--a balance that is essential to the future conduct of research and education in the digital age.
107libstatement23june04.pdf
Comments submitted in response to the Copyright Office's Notice of Inquiry dated October 15, 2002, on behalf of five major library associations.
noi1201comments18dec02.pdf
Comments of the Library Copyright Alliance and the Music Library Association.
noi1201comments05.pdf
Reply Comments of Library Associations following public hearings. noi1201comments27jun00.pdf
Letter from higher education and library associations to the US Patent and Trademark Office. lt-steadman04feb03.pdf
Two photographers claimed that the inclusion of their photographs in the National Geographic Society's (NGS) CD-ROM version of the NGS magazine violated their copyrights and that the NGS was not exempt under Section 201(c) of the Copyright Act. amici-greenberg-18oct07.pdf
The U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ("DC Circuit") erroneously held that Congress' grant of twenty additional years of copyright protection as set forth in the Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) 2 is constitutional. amicus-eldred-20may02.pdf
Brief of Amici Curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, Internet Archive, American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, Association of College and Research Libraries, Computer and Communications Industry Association, Public Knowledge, Center for Democracy and Technology and Netcoalition in Support of Appellees and Affirmance amicus_umg_veoh_072310.pdf
The Association of Research Libraries and the American Library Association provide reply comments on the desirability of bringing under federal protection sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972.
arl-ala_soundrecordingcomments_13apr11.pdf
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