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Section 215 “Library Records” Provision Set to Expire on June 1
Last week, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) engaged in a filibuster designed to stall consideration of a vote on the USA FREEDOM Act as well as Senator McConnell's bill which would grant a...
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Canadian Author’s Collective, Access Copyright, Dealt Major Blow; Future Uncertain
*This is a guest blog post by Bobby Glushko, Head of the Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office for the University of Toronto Libraries* On May 22, 2015, the Copyright Board of...
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Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Filibusters USA FREEDOM Act; Future of Section 215 Uncertain
On Wednesday, May 20, 2015, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) took the Senate floor to filibuster the USA FREEDOM Act. While the Senate was considering a bill on trade promotion authority...
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House of Representatives Passes USA FREEDOM Act; Senate To Act Quickly
On Wednesday, May 13, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of the USA FREEDOM Act, legislation that bans bulk collection under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT...
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Court of Appeals Issues Landmark Ruling Against NSA Bulk Collection Practices
On May 7, 2015, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on the legality of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) bulk collection of telephone metadata. In a unanimous...
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ARL Joins Coalition Letters Supporting USA FREEDOM Act, Opposing Clean Reauthorization of “Library Records” Provision
On May 6, 2015, ARL joined two broad coalition letters to the leadership of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, one supporting the USA FREEDOM Act while the other...
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What’s Missing from the Register’s Proposals
*Guest post by Jonathan Band, policybandwidth* In her wrap-up testimony yesterday in the House Judiciary Committee’s two-year Copyright Review, Maria Pallante, the Register of Copyrights, identified three categories of policy...
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USA FREEDOM Act Reintroduced in House and Senate; ARL Urges Swift Passage
On April 28, 2015, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate introduced new versions of the USA FREEDOM Act. This legislation would put an end to the current...
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ARL Joins New Re:Create Coalition to Promote Balanced Copyright
*Cross-posted from ARL News* Today, April 28, 2015, ARL joined US technology companies, trade associations, and civil society organizations in the launch of Re:Create, a coalition that promotes balanced copyright...
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Canada’s Budget Proposes Extension of Copyright Term for Sound Recordings, Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty
On April 21, 2015, Canada released its 500-page budget plan, which includes several references to intellectual property. Among its copyright proposals, Canada's Economic Action Plan 2015 proposes to amend the Copyright...
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