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LCA Files Amicus Brief Supporting Defendant–Appellee in USA v. Jean Martignon
On May 11, 2005, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief in supporting the defendant--appellee in USA v. Jean Martignon. Amicus Brief (PDF)
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Letter to Jule L. Sigall re: Reply Comments to Inquiry Concerning Orphan Works (May 9, 2005)
Letter from library associations addressing consensus proposal on orphan works. lt-orphanreply-09may05.pdf
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Letter to Jule L. Sigall re: Orphan Works Notice of Inquiry (Mar. 25, 2005)
Library Copyright Alliance response to the Copyright Office's Notice of Inquiry concerning orphan works. lca-comment-25mar05.pdf
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Letter to Jule L. Sigall re: Orphan Works Notice of Inquiry (Mar. 25, 2005)
College Art Association response to the Copyright Office's notice of inquiry concerning orphan works. caa-orphan-works-comments.pdf
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Letter to Lamar Smith re: Support for the Family and Entertainment Copyright Act of 2005, S. 167 (Mar. 2, 2005)
Letter from library associations supporting the Family and Entertainment Copyright Act of 2005, S. 167. lt-s167-family-ent-copyright-act-02mar05.pdf
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Introduction to Scholarly Communication Issues from UCSF Library & Center for Knowledge Management
ucsf-task-force-update-20feb05.ppt
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A New Day for the DMCA: The Chamberlain and Lexmark Decisions
Recent circuit-level decisions in Chamberlain v. Skylink and Lexmark v. Static Control Components interpreted the Digital Millenium Copyright Act in a manner that will prevent its use to restrict legitimate...
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Letter to Orrin Hatch and Patrick J. Leahy re: S. 2560, Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004 (Oct. 6, 2004)
Letter from public interest organizations asking the Senators not to bring up S. 2560 at their scheduled Executive Business Meeting on October 7. lt_oppose-2560-06oct04.pdf
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Letter to Orrin Hatch and Patrick J. Leahy re: S. 2560, Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004 (Sept. 17, 2004)
Letter from interested organizations expressing concerns with the Copyright Office's September 9, 2004 recommended statutory language for a new form of secondary liability for copyright infringement. lt-hatch-leahy-induceact-17sep04.pdf
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Letter to Senators Hatch, Leahy, Daschle, and Frist re: S. 2560, the Induce Act (Aug. 24, 2004)
Letter from interested organizations, in response to the invitation to witnesses at the hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, suggesting an alternative to S. 2560, the Induce Act. lt-senate-induceact-24aug04.pdf