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LCA Files Amicus Brief Supporting Defendent—Appellant and Reversal in Authors Guild v. Google
On November 16, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief in support of defendant-appellant and reversal in the Authors Guild v. Google, Inc., case being...
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Lessons From the Siege
At last year’s Fall Membership Meeting of the Association of Research Libraries here in Washington, D.C., the refrain was, “libraries are under siege.” Copyright litigation against libraries was proceeding on...
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Judge Baer channels #librarianscode
In what can only be described as a total victory for libraries, Judge Harold Baer of the Southern District of New York held in an opinion published yesterday that the...
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LCA Comments on Authors Guild v. HathiTrust Decision
On October 10, 2012, Judge Harold Baer put forth a decision that the HathiTrust Digital Library's (HDL) use of digitized works is a fair use permitted under the Copyright Act....
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Publishers Appeal District Court’s GSU E-reserves Decision
Yesterday the publisher plaintiffs (SAGE, Oxford U Press, and Cambridge U Press) announced that they would appeal the district court’s decision of the GSU electronic reserves case. It looks like...
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ARL Joins ALA, ACRL, and EFF in Amicus Brief Supporting Google Book Search
On August 1, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) joined EFF in an amicus brief in support of the Google Book Search settlement. Amicus Brief (PDF)
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LCA and EFF Submit Second Amicus in Author’s Guild v. HathiTrust
On July 6, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), along with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), filed an amicus brief to reassert its position in defending the fair...
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LCA Files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley
On July 3, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief in support of Supap Kirtsaeng and the right of the First Sale doctrine. Amicus Brief...
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What does the GSU decision mean for the #librarianscode?
We’ve just added the following set of questions and answers to our FAQ for librarians, which is part of the rich package of resource pages that we’re maintaining to support...
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Georgia State University (GSU) Fair Use Decision Recap and Implications: Memo to ARL Library Directors
This memo summarizes the key rulings in the Georgia State University (GSU) lawsuit concerning the use of electronic course reserves and discusses some possible consequences for libraries generally. memo_gsudirectors_15may12.pdf
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