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YouTube Announces It Will Defend Some Creators’ Fair Use Claims
YouTube recently announced that it will protect "some of the best examples of fair use on YouTube" by defending some creators in copyright litigation. Under this initiative, YouTube "indemnifies creators whose...
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ARL, Higher Ed Groups Urge US Supreme Court to Uphold Diversity in College Admissions
The Association of Research Libraries joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and 36 other higher education associations in filing an amicus brief (PDF) with the US Supreme Court in...
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Google Books Project Ruled Fair Use by US Appeals Court—ARL Releases Issue Brief
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously ruled on Friday, October 16, 2015, in Authors Guild v. Google—also known as the “Google Books” case—that Google’s mass scanning...
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Issue Brief: Second Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Fair Use in Google Books Case
On October 16, 2015, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously affirmed the lower court's fair use decision in Author's Guild v. Google, also known as the...
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Second Circuit Affirms Fair Use in Google Books Case
*This blog post is now available in a PDF version as an issue brief here* On October 16, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously affirmed...
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Libraries Laud Appeals Court Affirmation That Mass Book Digitization by Google Is ‘Fair Use’
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today ruled in Authors Guild v. Google that Google's mass digital indexing of books for use in creating a searchable online...
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Court Finds Warner Does Not Hold Rights to “Happy Birthday” Song
In the Marya v. Warner/Chappel Music dispute over the copyright status of the song "Happy Birthday," the District Court for the Central District of California found in its September 22, 2015 opinion that...
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Library Organizations File Amicus Brief Supporting Net Neutrality
ARL joined the American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, and Chief Officers of State Library Agencies in submitting an amicus brief (PDF) today, September 21, 2015, in...
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Libraries File Amicus Brief Supporting Net Neutrality
On September 21, 2015, ARL joined the American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, and Chief Officers of State Library Agencies in filing an amicus brief in the...
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US Telecom Association v. FCC Amicus Brief Supporting Net Neutrality
On September 21, 2015, ARL submitted an amicus brief with the American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, and Chief Officers of State Library Agencies in the court case...
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