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• Issue Brief: U.S. Copyright Status of U.S. Federal Government Works

  Works that are prepared by employees of the government pursuant to their official duties are in the public domain in the U.S.2 due to an express statutory provision prohibiting the...

• Issue Brief: Marrakesh Treaty—Background and Ratification Status

  The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, also known as the "Marrakesh Treaty"...

• Issue Brief: U.S. Copyright Status of U.S. Federal Government Works

  Works that are prepared by employees of the government pursuant to their official duties are in the public domain in the U.S. due to an express statutory provision prohibiting the U.S. Government...

• Fair Use in Text and Data Mining: ARL Publishes Issue Brief

  ARL has released an “Issue Brief: Text and Data Mining and Fair Use in the United States” (PDF), which describes the role and usefulness of text and data mining, provides a...

• Copyright Office Report on Orphan Works: ARL Releases Issue Brief

  ARL has published an issue brief on the US Copyright Office’s June 4, 2015, Report on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization (PDF), which includes recommendations for legislation on orphan works—copyrighted...

• Issue Brief: Text and Data Mining and Fair Use in the United States

  No researcher can read all relevant research articles that are published in her field of interest. Even if she could, she would not be able to detect patterns in the...

• Issue Brief: Copyright Office Report on Orphan Works

  On June 4, 2015, the Copyright Office released its Report on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization (PDF), including recommendations for legislation on orphan works and the creation of an extended...

• Issue Brief: Fair Use Decision Making Post-Georgia State

  On October 17, 2014, the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit released its opinion in the Georgia State University (GSU) electronic course reserves (e-reserves) case, Cambridge v. Patton. The...

• LCA Releases Issue Brief by J. Band on Impact of Kirtsaeng v. Wiley Decision on Libraries

  On April 2, 2013, Jonathan Band, on behalf of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), published an issue brief on the impact on libraries in response to the Supreme Court's decision...

• Cell Phone Unlocking: A Legal Primer

  band-cell-phone-unlocking-08mar13.pdf

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