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The Missing Preface
Or, How Publishers Are Misusing 20th Century Guidelines To End Fair Use At GSU Earlier this week, the publisher plaintiffs in the Georgia State University e-reserves case – Cambridge University...
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In Comments to FTC, ARL Suggests Privacy Oversight for Google Books
Yesterday, ARL filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to suggest that it require strong protection for reader privacy in the Google Books service. You can comment, too, but...
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YouTube Flunks Out with “Copyright School”
For a company whose entire business model depends on fair use, Google (parent company of YouTube) doesn’t seem too interested in helping others exercise their fair use rights. Yesterday YouTube...
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ARL and ALA on Federal Copyright for Pre-1972 Sound Recordings
Today ARL and the American Library Association filed reply comments with the Copyright Office on a fascinating and tricky technical question: should sound recordings made prior to February 15, 1972,...
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Georgia State and You: What’s Next and What’s at Stake for Libraries
With a May 16 trial date now set for the Georgia State University (GSU) e-reserves case, it’s worth taking a fresh look at where things stand and what’s still at...
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Library Copyright Alliance Releases Guide for the Perplexed Part IV, Analysis of Judge Chin’s Rejection of the Settlement
Today the LCA is proud to release A Guide For the Perplexed Part IV: The Rejection of the Google Books Settlement, the latest in the ongoing series of Guides for...
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What the Google Books Decision Said About Fair Use
As pundits and participants weigh in on the meaning of Judge Chin’s rejection of the Google Books settlement, it is important that one thing remain crystal clear: Judge Chin did...
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Library Copyright Alliance Statement on the Google Books Decision
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) – comprised of the American Library Association (ALA), the Association for College & Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) – made...
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Judge Rejects Proposed Settlement In Google Books Dispute
Yesterday afternoon Judge Denny Chin rejected the proposed settlement of the Google Books lawsuit. (For background, see ARL’s GBS page and our past blog posts tagged #gbs). Paths forward are...
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Our Letter to the House: Don’t Roll Back Net Neutrality
In a letter delivered this morning to members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, ARL joined ALA and EDUCAUSE in voicing support for the Federal Communications Commission’s rules to...
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