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LCA Releases Statement on the Copyright Office’s Orphan Works Report
On June 15, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) released a statement clarifying it's position on fair use and fair use best practices in addressing the orphan works problem. Statement...
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LCA Submits Letter Responding to Orphan Works Report
On June 15, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) sent a letter to the US Copyright Office clarifying and responding to the recently released report on orphan works. The letter...
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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...
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ARL Annual Salary Survey 2014–2015 Reports Data on 13,671 Staff in ARL Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Annual Salary Survey 2014–2015, which analyzes salary data for all professional staff working in the 125 ARL member libraries during...
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ARL Annual Salary Survey 2014–2015
This report analyzes salary data for all professional staff working in the 125 ARL member libraries during 2014–2015. Data are reported for 10,036 professional staff in the 115 university ARL...
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Bill to Amend Canada’s Copyright Act in Preparation for Accession to the Marrakesh Treaty Tabled in the House of Commons
On June 8, 2015, proposed amendments to Canada’s Copyright Act were tabled in the House of Commons. These amendments, contained in Bill C-65, the Support for Canadians with Print Disabilities...
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New Issue Brief on Fair Use in Text and Data Mining
ARL has a new issue brief on fair use in text and data mining. The brief describes the role and usefulness of text and data mining, a short background on...
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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...
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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...
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Michigan State University Hosts ARL Diversity Scholars for Site Visit
The Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries and their director, Cliff Haka, hosted the ARL Diversity Scholars—participants in the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW)—for a multiday site visit designed...
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