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• Australian Productivity Commission Recommends Fair Use, Shorter Copyright Terms

  On April 29, 2016, the Australian Productivity Commission issued a nearly 600 page draft report on Intellectual Property Arrangements recommending a number of positive changes to provide better balance to the...

• Canada Introduces Legislation Preparing for Accession to the Marrakesh Treaty (Take Two)

  In June 2015, proposed amendments to Canada's Copyright Act were introduced in the House of Commons. These amendments, contained in Bill C-65, the Support for Canadians with Print Disabilities Act, were...

• Advocacy and Public Policy Update—March 2016

  An update on key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from December 22, 2015 to March 31, 2016...

• Four More Marrakesh Treaty Ratifications Needed For Entry Into Force

  At last check-in in December, thirteen countries had ratified the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled.  Today,...

• LCA Members Join Associations in IFLA Letter Regarding TPPA

  On July 4, 2012, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) joined a letter from IFLA regarding Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations. Letter (PDF)

• Sixteen Organizations Join Letter Supporting Rapid Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty

  ARL, together with fifteen other organizations including library associations, blind and disability groups, authorized entities and non-profit advocacy organizations, joined a statement supporting rapid ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty.  The...

• Joint Statement in Support of the US Ratifying the Marrakesh Treaty

  On February 25, 2016, the Association of Research Libraries along with 14 other organizations circulated a statement of support for the prompt ratification by the United States of the Marrakesh Treaty...

• Canada’s Copyright Board Finds Most Educational Copying is Fair Dealing

  *This week is Fair Use Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. It is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair...

• President Obama Sends Marrakesh Treaty to Senate for Ratification

  On February 10, 2016, the Obama Administration sent the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled to the...

• Obama Administration Sends Marrakesh Treaty to Senate for Ratification

  On Wednesday, February 10, 2016, the Obama Administration sent the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled to...

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