Legislation

Testimony urging Congress to support the Digital Media Consumers?? Rights Act.

nisbit-hr107-12may04.pdf

Letter from library associations expressing concern with certain provisions of H.R. 2517, the "Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003."

lt-smith-piracy-deterrence-24jul03.pdf

Letter from interested organizations advising that consideration of H.R. 3179, should be postponed until Congress has conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the Patriot Act authorities.

lt-goss-sensenbrenner-hr3179-15jun04.pdf

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

Letter from interested organizations urging the Department of Homeland Security to give the public an opportunity to comment on procedures that are being developed that may restrict the public dissemination of "homeland security information," including information that is "sensitive but unclassified."

lt-ridge-hsisa-27aug03.pdf

Letter written on behalf of the members of the Inter-Association Working Group on Government Information Policy (IAWG), expressing appreciation for the willingness of John Warner's staff to meet to discuss revisions to Title 44 of the United States Code to enhance public access to government information.

lt-warner-gov-info-policy-17oct97.pdf

Letter from interested organizations expressing concerns with the Copyright Office's September 9, 2004 recommended statutory language for a new form of secondary liability for copyright infringement.

lt-hatch-leahy-induceact-17sep04.pdf

Letter from interested organizations requesting that United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary hold hearings on S. 2560, the "Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004" before taking action.

lt-hatch-leahy-induceact-06jul04.pdf

Letter from interested organizations, in response to the invitation to witnesses at the hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, suggesting an alternative to S. 2560, the Induce Act.

lt-senate-induceact-24aug04.pdf

Letter in response to questions about proposed DVD-related exemptions to Section 1201.

lt-kasunic-dvdpanel-08sep09.pdf

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

Letter from the Library Copyright Alliance encouraging the release of a discussion draft bill to address the problem of foreign infringing websites.

lca_letteropenact_12dec11.pdf

Letter from the Library Copyright Alliance expressing concerns with Section 104 of HR 4279 and its impact on orphan works.

ltr-lca-120dec7.pdf

lca_sopa_amend14dec11.pdf

Letter thanking representatives for their "advocacy of First Amendment rights and the value of an open and secure Internet during last week's markup of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)."

lca_thanks_markuprev21dec11.pdf

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

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

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

Library Copyright Alliance letter to John Conyers and Lamar Smith.

lca-sopa-08nov11.pdf

Library Copyright Alliance response to the Copyright Office's Notice of Inquiry concerning orphan works.

lca-comment-25mar05.pdf

Statement from the The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) regarding U.S. copyright policy.

lca-copyright-agenda-statement-dec08.pdf

The June 5, 2000, Request for Public Comment inquires about the effects of the amendments made by title 1 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and the development of electronic commerce and associated technology on the operation of sections 109 and 117 of title 17, United States Code, and the relationship between existing and emerging technology and the operation of those sections. The Libraries would like to address several issues raised by interested parties, as well as respond herein to questions regarding Section 117 of the DMCA.

dmca-section109-comments-05jun00.pdf

Letter from library associations calling on Congress to move cautiously in proposing new laws and regulations aimed at terrorism.

ltr-library-anti-terror-100201.pdf

Library association letter in support of the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011, (S. 193).

lt-leahypatriot-02feb11.pdf

ARL letter expressing support for the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, or the DREAM Act.

ltdream_27june11.pdf

lt-orphanworks-smith-7sept06.pdf

Matrix describing changes to search and seizure of electronic information due to the PATRIOT Act.

patriot-act-search-and-seizure-matrix.pdf

Letter from the Net Coalition regarding the "Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act" ("Discussion Draft" or "Draft"), specifically several provisions that would be unnecessarily punitive to the Internet community but would exceed other similar federal statutes.

lt-netcoalition-databases-08sep03.pdf

This memo will address an issue that has arisen regarding interpretation of Section 108(a)(3) of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §108(a)(3), as amended in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA").

dmca-section108-memo-081999.pdf

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