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Canadian and US Academic Libraries Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day by Working Together to Facilitate Access for the Print Disabled
French version of release / Version française du communiqué The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled was...
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During Copyright Week, Library Copyright Alliance Promotes Balanced Copyright Internationally
In 2012, a broad coalition of advocates for an open internet defeated the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). Known as SOPA/PIPA, these bills would have...
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US Copyright Office Allows Access to E-books for People with Disabilities, but Licenses May Still Restrict Access
Research libraries are committed to making information resources as broadly accessible as possible, regardless of users’ abilities or disabilities, but copyright law has played a role in prohibiting the international...
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Three Takeaways from US Copyright Office Publishers’ Protections Study Roundtable
The US Copyright Office is conducting a study of current copyright protections for publishers, and how potential ancillary copyright protections for publishers might interact with current copyright law, particularly as...
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Podcast: Victoria Owen on Libraries and the Marrakesh Treaty
About the ARL Views Podcast The ARL Views podcast provides deep dives into key issues of interest to the research library community. About This Episode In this episode, Victoria...
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If It’s Open, Is It Accessible?
The library and open access (OA) publishing communities have made great strides in making more new scholarship openly available. But have we included readers with vision challenges in our OA...
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Access to Knowledge Coalition Letter to US Trade Representative on Protecting Fair Use in International Copyright Policy
On March 17, 2021, ARL signed on to a letter to US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on protecting and promoting fair use rights in international copyright policy. Access to Knowledge...
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ARL and CARL Form Joint Task Force on Marrakesh Treaty Implementation
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Advocacy and Public Policy Committee and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Policy Committee today announce the launch of a joint ARL/CARL Task...
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Marrakesh Treaty Enters Into Force in the United States
Today, May 8, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) administered Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled enters...
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Library Copyright Alliance
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) consists of three major library associations — the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, and the Association of College and Research Libraries—that cooperate...