Legislation

openletter_frpaa2009.pdf

Letter from public interest organizations asking the Senators not to bring up S. 2560 at their scheduled Executive Business Meeting on October 7.

lt_oppose-2560-06oct04.pdf

Letter from library associations addressing consensus proposal on orphan works.

lt-orphanreply-09may05.pdf

One of the principal provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") is a limitation on the potential money damages that Online Service Providers ("OSPs"), including libraries and educational institutions, could face when they function like a common carrier, allowing online users access to copyrighted material placed there by someone else. Rather than confront huge financial claims if the third party material infringes someone's copyright, OSPs can escape liability provided they comply with these new rules.

dmca-highlights-limitation-of-liability.pdf

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

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

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

Letter from public interest organizations expressing opposition to the Domestic Security Enhancement Act (DSEA).

lt-patriot2-dsea-17mar03.pdf

lt-pub-domain-enhance-act-24jun03.pdf

Testimony delivered on behalf of the Digital Future Coalition.

jaszi-testimony-hr107.pdf

Text of the proposed legislation.

s2237-piracy.pdf

Addresses changes to Section 108 of the Copyright Act due to passage of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.

dmca-section108-changes.pdf

Speaking on behalf of five of the nation's leading library organization—the American Association of Law Libraries, the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, the Medical Library Association, and the Special Libraries Association—Prudence S. Adler, Associate Executive Director, ARL, voiced the opposition of the library community to the recently introduced "Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act" (H.R. 3261).

hr3261-pressrelease-20oct03.pdf

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), which is the centerpiece of the legislative strategy for the Clinton Administration and Congressional leaders responsible for copyright bills, was passed in the closing days of the 105th Congress. It is a very complex Act, which generated controversy and left unfinished business in its wake. As a result, high on the list of "must-dos" for the 106th Congress will be issues leftover from the DMCA.

primer-digital-millenium1999.pdf

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

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

Testimony of Prudence Adler on behalf of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA).

adler-testimony-fair-use-2005.pdf

Comments from library associations on draft of "Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act."

lt-sensen-tauzin-database-04sept03.pdf