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• How Fair Use Prevailed in the Harry Potter Case

  In a highly publicized decision issued on September 8, 2008, US District Court Judge Robert Patterson ruled that Steven Vander Ark's Harry Potter Lexicon infringed J.K. Rowling's copyright. Although J....

• Educational Fair Use Today

  Three recent appellate decisions concerning fair use should give educators and librarians greater confidence and guidance for asserting this important privilege. In all three decisions, the courts permitted extensive copying...

• Fair Use in the U.S. Economy: Economic Contribution of Industries Relying on Fair Use [executive summary]

  While policymakers pay much attention to copyrights, exceptions to copyright protection also promote innovation and are a major catalyst of U.S. economic growth. Specific exceptions to copyright protection under U.S....

• Fair Use in the U.S. Economy: Economic Contribution of Industries Relying on Fair Use

  Summary findings of a study conducted to quantify the economic contribution of fair use to the US economy.  ccia-fair-use-study-slides.ppt

• Letter to Deborah Platt Majoras re: In the Matter of Consumer Fair Use and Related Rights (Aug. 1, 2007)

  Letter from library associations in support of the the request for investigation and complaint for injunctive relief filed by the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) in the matter of...

• Letter to Representatives re: H.R. 1201, The FAIR USE Act (Mar. 21, 2007)

  Letter from the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) strongly supporting the introduction of the Freedom And Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship (FAIR USE) Act of 2007, H.R. 1201.  ltr_fairuse-cosponsor-hr-21mar07.pdf

• Library Copyright Alliance Strongly Supports HR 1201, the FAIR USE Act (Feb. 7, 2007)

  Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) press release in support of the introduction of the Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing US Entrepreneurship (FAIR USE) Act of 2007, HR 1201.  lca_fair_use_feb07.pdf

• Campus Copyright Rights and Responsibilities: A Basic Guide to Policy Considerations

  This document, prepared by the Association of American Publishers, the Association of American Universities, the Association of American University Presses, and the Association of Research Libraries, is intended to present...

• Detailed Responses to Section 108 Working Group Questions

  The Section 108 Study Group released a Background Paper and requested comments on issues relating to library and archival exceptions under Section 108. The library community provided written and oral...

• LCA Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Defendant–Appellee in Perfect 10, Inc. v. Google, Inc.

  On July 20, 2006, members of the Library Copyright Alliance signed on to a legal brief in support of Google in Perfect 10 Inc., v. Google, Inc. The brief addresses...

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