The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) today filed comments (PDF) with the US Copyright Office in response to their October 22, 2012, Notice of Inquiry (NOI) about the current state of play with orphan works and mass digitization.
In their motion for partial judgment on the pleadings, Plaintiffs in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust advance a radical and unprecedented interpretation of 17 U.S.C. § 108 that threatens the most routine library operations.
 amicus-hathi-trust-20apr12.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Amicus Brief, Amicus Brief, Amicus Brief, Amicus Brief, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Publications, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Text, Text, Text, Text
On January 13, 2012, the Supreme Court by a 6-2 vote affirmed the Tenth Circuit decision in Golan v. Holder. The case concerned the constitutionality of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA), which restored copyright in foreign works that had entered into the public domain because the copyright owners had failed to comply with formalities such as notice; or because the U.S. did not have copyright treaties in place with the country at the time the work was created (e.g., the Soviet Union) golan_summary_06feb12.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Jonathan Band, Jonathan Band, Jonathan Band, Jonathan Band, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Publications, Report, Report, Report, Report, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
Presented at the 159th ARL Membership Meeting, October 2011.
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Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Proceedings, Proceedings, Proceedings, Proceedings, Publications, Sharon E. Farb, Sharon E. Farb, Sharon E. Farb, Sharon E. Farb, Slide, Slide, Slide, Slide
There is long-standing interest in identifying orphan works, books that are subject to copyright but whose copyright holders cannot be identified or contacted. Orphan works comprise a significant percentage of ARL collections, and there is deep interest in making these works discoverable and more accessible. Recently, the University of Michigan announced the initiation of the Orphan Works Project. The focus of the project is on US digitized books held by HathiTrust, a partnership of major research institutions and libraries working to ensure that the cultural record is preserved and accessible long into the future.
resource_orphanworks_13sept11.pdf
Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, Brandon Butler, Brandon Butler, Brandon Butler, Brandon Butler, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Prudence S. Adler, Prudence S. Adler, Prudence S. Adler, Prudence S. Adler, Publications, Report, Report, Report, Report, Text, Text, Text, Text
In the wake of Judge Chin's rejection of the Google Books Settlement, there has been a renewed interest in legislative solutions to a variety of copyright issues affecting libraries, including those implicating the mass digitization of books, the use of orphan works, and the modernization of 17 U.S.C. §108 (particularly preservation). The Library Copyright Alliance, comprised of the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), has several general comments on possible efforts to address these issues via legislation.
lca_copyrightreformstatement_16may11.pdf
Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Publications, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter from the Library Copyright Alliance regarding S. 2913, which limits remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works. lca-senate-dark-archive-s-2913-01may08.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
Library Copyright Alliance letter to Patrick Leahy and Orrin Hatch expressing appreciation for continued leadership on S. 2913, which limits remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works. lca-senate-orphan-works-s-2913-17june08.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
The orphan works legislation is intended to enable someone, after conducting a "qualifying search" for the owner, to use an orphan work--a copyrighted work whose owner cannot be located.
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Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Publications, Report, Report, Report, Report, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
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The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) today filed 
