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Net Neutrality Principles
On July 10, 2014, ARL along with 10 other higher education and library organizations released a joint set of Net Neutrality Principles they recommend form the basis of an upcoming...
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Maps of Fair Use and Fair Dealing around the World
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) distributed a map of countries with fair use and fair dealing around the world. Map (PDF)
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White v. West Publishing 2014 Decision
In July 2014, the district court issued its full memorandum and order in White v. West Publishing, explaining that three of four fair use factors weighed in favor of a...
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Authors Guild v. HathiTrust Decision (June 2014)
On June 10, 2014, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court decision in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust in favor of HathiTrust Digital Library. agvhathitrust-decision-jun2014.pdf
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LCA Files Amicus Brief in Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. Appeal
On July 8, 2014, the Library Copyright Association filed an amicus brief for Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. amicus-GoogleBooksAppeal-final-8jul2014.pdf
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What Does the HathiTrust Decision Mean for Libraries?
On July 7, 2014, Jonathan Band distributed an article outlining what the HathiTrust decision means for libraries. Article (PDF)
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AAU-ARL Prospectus for an Institutionally Funded First-Book Subvention
The Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) are working together, through a Task Force on Scholarly Communication, to ensure a robust system of scholarly...
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LCA Updates Google Books Family Tree after Second Circuit rules HathiTrust Fair Use
On June 17, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) updated its Google Books Family Tree after the Second Circuit ruled HathiTrust fair use. Diagram (PDF)
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Memo to ARL and SPARC Members re SPARC Administrative Agreement with New Venture Fund
Memo to ARL and SPARC members informing them of SPARC's new administrative agreement with New Venture Fund (NVF), a fiscal sponsorship organization located in Washington, DC ARL-SPARC-member-message-17june2014.pdf
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Letter to Senate Leadership on USA FREEDOM Process
Letter from ARL and 23 other organizations to US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Chairmen Patrick J. Leahy, and Dianne Feinstein, and Ranking Members Churck Grassley...