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ARL Opposes Senator McConnell’s Bill to Reauthorize Section 215 “Library Records” Provision
On April 21, 2015, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Select Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr introduced S.1035, a bill that would extend Section 215 of the USA...
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ARL Joins Letters to House and Senate Expressing Concerns Over Cybersecurity Bills
On April 20, 2015, ARL joined a coalition of 36 privacy and civil liberties organizations and 19 security experts and academics raising concerns regarding the Protecting Cyber Networks Act (PCNA,...
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FCC Publishes Final Net Neutrality Rule; Lawsuits to Follow
On April 13, 2015, the FCC published its final Open Internet Order governing net neutrality in the Federal Register. The rule will become effective on June 12, 2015, 60 days...
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Copyright Status of U.S. Federal Government Works
Works that are prepared by employees of the government pursuant to their official duties are in the public domain due to an express statutory provision prohibiting the U.S. Government from...
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Rigsby and Adjmi: Two Recent Fair Use Opinions
In March, two district courts issued opinions in cases involving fair use, finding that the facts of both cases supported fair use claims. The first, Rigsby v. Erie Insurance Company...
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Two More Parties to the Marrakesh Treaty: Argentina and Singapore
The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled now has eight ratifications or accessions,* with Argentina and Singapore...
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LCA Applauds Re-Introduction of the Unlocking Technology Act
On March 24, 2015, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Jared Polis (D-CO) re-introduced the bipartisan Unlocking Technology Act, a bill that would permanently...
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Recent Developments on UN Special Rapporteurs: copyright policy; privacy in the digital age
There have been two recent developments regarding UN Special Rapporteurs in the last month relevant to issues of copyright and privacy. First, UN Special Rapporteur in the filed of cultural...
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ARL Joins Broad Coalition Calling for Surveillance Reform
On Wednesday, March 25, 2015, ARL joined a coalition of 47 advocacy groups, technology companies and trade associations in sending a letter to President Obama, Director of National Intelligence James...
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Coalition Opposes Fast Track Authority for Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
On Monday, March 23, 2015, 20 organizations, including the American Library Association, the Association of College & Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries, sent a letter to Congress...
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