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LCA Submits Comments to the Copyright Office on the Study of Making Available Right
On April 4, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the US Copyright Office for the study on the right of making available. In the comments, LCA explains...
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Orphan Works/Mass Digitization Roundtables: Copyright and Fair Use Myths and Realities
During the orphan works roundtables, several participants attacked fair use and libraries, misstated the purpose of the copyright system in the United States, or inaccurately portrayed the activities of HathiTrust....
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Recap of the Copyright Office’s Roundtables on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization
On March 10-11, 2014 the Copyright Office held roundtables on orphan works and mass digitization. These roundtables included nine sessions, most of which included sixteen panelists representing different organizations and...
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Strong Fair Use Decision Issued in Bouchat v. Ravens
In a long-running legal dispute between Frederick E. Bouchat and the Baltimore Ravens along with the National Football League (NFL), a federal appeals court has ruled that the use of...
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Google Books Case Dismissed—Victory for Fair Use and Libraries
On November 14, Judge Denny Chin of the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the digitization of millions of books from research library collections was a fair...
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LCA Updates Diagram, “GBS March madness: Paths Forward for the Google Books Settlement”
On March 4, 2010, the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announce the release of "GBS March...
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GSU Copyright Case: Post-Argument Panel to Be Held, Webcast Nov. 19
In 2012, the North Georgia District Court ruled largely in favor of Georgia State University (GSU) in the ongoing copyright lawsuit initiated by Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and...
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Google Books Decision A Huge Victory for Fair Use and for Research Libraries
In a powerful affirmation of the value of research libraries, Judge Denny Chin today ruled that Google’s digitization of millions of books from university library collections was a fair use....
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Libraries Applaud Dismissal of Google Book Search Case
On November 14, 2013, after eight years of litigation, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York upheld the fair use doctrine when the court dismissed Authors...
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Libraries Applaud Dismissal of Google Book Search Case
After eight years of litigation, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York today upheld the fair use doctrine when the court dismissed Authors Guild v. Google, a...
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