Coordinating Organizations

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The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 126 research libraries at comprehensive, research-extensive institutions in the U.S. and Canada that share similar research missions, aspirations, and achievements. The association’s importance and distinction is born from its membership and the nature of the institutions represented. ARL member libraries make up a large portion of the academic and research library marketplace, spending more than $1 billion every year on library materials.

The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP), cofounded by Prof. Peter Jaszi, promotes social justice in law governing information dissemination and intellectual property through research, scholarship, public events, advocacy, and provision of legal and consulting services. The program is a project of the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, D.C.

The Center for Social Media (CSM), founded and led by Prof. Patricia Aufderheide, has run the Fair Use and Free Speech project in coordination with PIJIP and Prof. Jaszi since 2004. The center is a project of the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C.

Co-Facilitators

Prudence S. Adler, Associate Executive Director, Federal Relations and Information Policy, Association of Research Libraries

Patricia Aufderheide, University Professor, American University School of Communication

Brandon Butler, Director of Public Policy Initiatives, Association of Research Libraries

Peter Jaszi, Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law

Endorsers

The American Library Association

The Art Libraries Society of North America

The Association of College and Research Libraries

The College Art Association

The Music Library Association

The Visual Resources Association

Legal Advisory Board

Jamie B. Bischoff, Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP

William W. Fisher III, Hale and Dorr Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Harvard University

Michael J. Madison, Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Steven J. McDonald, General Counsel, Rhode Island School of Design

Kevin L. Smith, Director of Scholarly Communications, Duke University Libraries

Special thanks to Carrie Russell and Kara Malenfant for their help with outreach to the librarian community; to Jonathan Band, Sharon Farb, and Peter Hirtle for their conscientious counsel; and to all the librarians and library directors who gave so generously of their time and insight in interviews and discussion sessions over the last two years.

Funded by

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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