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
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 House Committee on the Judiciary re: Opposition to Research Works Act (Feb. 13, 2009)
Letter from higher education and library association asking the House to oppose H.R. 801, "The Fair Copyright in Research Works Act," and support the worldwide move toward open, public access to the results of publicly funded research.
oawg_to_judiciary-09-feb.pdf
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
A Pro-Library Copyright Agenda
Statement from the The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) regarding U.S. copyright policy. lca-copyright-agenda-statement-dec08.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
"Restoring the Rule of Law" Statement Submitted by ALA and ARL
The American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) submitted this statement for the record to the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution hearing titled, "Restoring the Rule of Law" held on September 16, 2008.
testimony-ruleoflaw-23sept08.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Comment, Comment, Comment, Legislation, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Patrick J. Leahy and Orrin Hatch re: Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008, S. 2913 (May 1, 2008)
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
Letter to Patrick J. Leahy and Orrin Hatch re: Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008, S. 2913 (Jun. 17, 2008)
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
Orphan Works Legislation
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.
owlegislation.pdf
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
Memorandum re: Principles for the Release of Scientific Research Results (May 28, 2008)
As called for by Section 1009 of the America COMPETES Act, the attached Principles provide guidance and direction to agencies regarding the release of scientific research results. ostp-scientific-research-28may08.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Memorandum, Memorandum, Memorandum, Memorandum, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Howard L. Berman and Howard Coble re: H.R. 5889 (May 5, 2008)
Letter from the Library Copyright Alliance expressing appreciation for the introduction of H.R. 5889, which limits remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works. lt-berman-coble-hr5889-05may08.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to John Conyers and Lamar Smith re: H.R. 4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act (PRO-IP Act) of 2007 (Mar. 5, 2008)
Letter from Library Copyright Alliance and others supporting the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act (PRO-IP Act) of 2007, H.R. 4279 with some changes. lt-proipact-05mar08.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Howard L. Berman and Howard Coble re: Orphan Works Hearing (Mar. 12, 2008)
Library Copyright Alliance letter expressing gratitude to the Subcommittee for holding a hearing on orphan works—the LCA's top legislative priority.
lca-orphanworkshearing-12march2008.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Congressional Representatives re: S. 2248, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2007 (Mar. 5, 2008)
Letter commending the House for refusing to pass the S. 2248, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2007. lt-fisa-05mar08.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
The Threat Posed By Inflated Statutory Damages: Comments on the January 25, 2008 Meeting Hosted by the Copyright Office
The PRO IP Act (H.R. 4279) proposes to weaken the long established "one work" rule, which today imposes a measure of certainty on how copyright statutory damages are calculated. Under currentlaw, a copyright plaintiff may seek up to $150,000 per work infringed. In the case of compilations, the one work rule recognizes that the compilation is being marketed as one work, although it may in fact consist of multiple components. Section 104 of the PRO IP Act seeks to undo a central underpinning of statutory damages: ensuring that the damages award for infringement of a compilation does not result in catastrophic multiple awards through a separate award for each component of that compilation.
inflate-stat-damages-104comments-25jan08.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Publications, Report, Report, Report, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Harry Reid re: S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act of 2007 (Jan. 22, 2008)
Letter urging Senatory Harry Reid to support the Judiciary Committee's version of S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act of 2007.
fisacoalitionletterjan2008.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 Howard L. Berman and Howard Coble re: Section 104 of HR 4279 (Dec. 12, 2007)
Letter from the Library Copyright Alliance expressing concerns with Section 104 of HR 4279 and its impact on orphan works. ltr-lca-120dec7.pdf
Terms:Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Letter, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Patrick J. Leahy re: Judiciary Committee Amendments to the FISA Amendments Act of 2007 (Dec. 4, 2007)
Letter in support of the Judiciary Committee Amendments to the FISA Amendments Act of 2007. dec07ltleahyfisa.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, 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
"FISA Amendments: How to Protect Americans' Security and Privacy and Preserve the Rule of Law and Government Accountability" Statement Submitted by ALA and ARL
The American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) submitted this statement for the record to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled "FISA [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act] Amendments: How to Protect Americans' Security and Privacy and Preserve the Rule of Law and Government Accountability" on October 31, 2007.
fisa-statement-31oct07.pdf
Protecting Privacy & Intellectual Freedom in Libraries
The American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) (the "Libraries") seek language in the RESTORE Act and other FISA modernization proposals that ensures judicial review of law enforcement requests for library patron records or surveillance of library users through library networks.
protecting-privacy-22oct07.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
Fix the Critical Infrastructure Information Subtitle in the Homeland Security Act of 2002
The undersigned organizations are concerned about the current language for Critical Infrastructure Information in the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which contains ambiguous definitions that could unintentionally allow companies to keep broad categories of information secret and provisions that restrict the government's ability to use the information.
fix-foia-statement-2002.pdf
Terms:2000–2004, 2000–2004, 2000–2004, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
The Protect America Act and Libraries
The Protect America Act (PAA) has broad implications for libraries and library users. As Congress considers amending the Act prior to its sunset, the library community (the "LC") asks that its interest, and those of its users, be protected in the final bill language by requiring a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ("FISC") to access the facilities of, or to obtain other information from, libraries in the United States.
paa-and-libraries-5oct07.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter to Nancy Pelosi re: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) (Oct. 4, 2007)
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
Terms:2005–2009, 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
Libraries Support H.R. 107, Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act
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
Terms:Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, First Sale, First Sale, First Sale, First Sale, First Sale, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
S. 2237: To amend chapter 5 of title 17, United States Code, to authorize civil copyright enforcement by the Attorney General, and for other purposes.
Text of the proposed legislation. s2237-piracy.pdf
Terms:2000–2004, 2000–2004, 2000–2004, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Library Preservation: Changes Incorporated in H.R. 2281, The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (PL 105-304)
Addresses changes to Section 108 of the Copyright Act due to passage of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. dmca-section108-changes.pdf
Terms:1995–1999, 1995–1999, 1995–1999, 1995–1999, Carol C. Henderson, Carol C. Henderson, Carol C. Henderson, Carol C. Henderson, Carol C. Henderson, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Publications, Report, Report, Report, Report, Report, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006: Campus FAQ
Addresses questions such as, "What does the legislation entail?" and "Who does it affect?" frpaa-campusfaq-2006.pdf
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, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
An Open Letter to the Higher Education Community re: Senate Bill 2695, the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 (FRPAA)
Letter from higher education leaders encouraging the community to support FRPAA. lt-frpaa-endorse-2006.pdf
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
The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 (Cornyn-Lieberman): Frequently Asked Questions
Addresses questions such as, "What does this bill do?" and "Why is public access important?" frpaa-faq-2006.pdf
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, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
Supplemental Comments of the American Association of Law Libraries, the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries and the Special Libraries Association on the Second Draft Consolidated Texts of the Free Trade Area of the America
Supplemental 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 supplement those previously submitted by AALL, ALA and other organizations, and address, in particular, the FTAA provisions on copyright within the section on intellectual property rights ftaa-lib-assoc-supp-comments-nov03.pdf
Terms:2000–2004, 2000–2004, 2000–2004, Comment, Comment, Comment, Comment, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
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