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LCA Submits Statement to House Judiciary Committee for Hearing on Chapter 12 of Title 17
On September 16, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to the HS House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on Chapter 12 of Title...
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76 Companies and Organizations Urge Congress to Ensure Privacy of Online Communications
On September 8, 2014, the Association of Research Libraries joined a broad coalition of seventy-six technology companies as well as privacy and public interest organizations in sending a letter to...
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Coalitions Support Leahy’s USA FREEDOM Bill for Surveillance Reform
This week, ARL joined two groups of organizations that engage on privacy and surveillance issues in letters to US Congressional leadership expressing support for the compromise version of the USA...
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LCA Submits Statement to House Judiciary Committee for Hearing on Copyright Remedies
On July 23, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to the HS House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on copyright remedies. In the...
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LCA Submits Statement to House Judiciary Committee for Hearing on Moral Rights, Termination Rights, Resale Royalty, and Copyright Term
On July 14, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on moral rights, termination rights,...
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Broad Coalition Opposes Cyber Information Sharing Act of 2014
On June 26, 2014 the Association of Research Libraries joined with thirty-four other organizations opposing the Cyber Information Sharing Act of 2014 (CISA). This broad coalition sent a letter to...
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ARL Joins Coalition in Advocating for Surveillance Reform
On June 18, 2014, ARL joined 36 organizations that engage on privacy and surveillance issues in a letter (PDF) to US Senate leadership expressing concerns with the version of the...
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Email Privacy Act Cosponsored by Majority of House of Representatives; ARL Applauds Milestone in ECPA Reform
ARL is pleased that on June 17, 2014, the Email Privacy Act, H.R. 1852, reached a milestone of 218 cosponsors, representing support from a majority of the members of the...
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Majority of House of Representatives Co-Sponsor Email Privacy Act; ARL Applauds Milestone in ECPA Reform Efforts
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased that on June 17, 2014, the Email Privacy Act, H.R. 1852, reached a milestone of 218 co-sponsors, representing a majority of support...
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Controversial FIRST Bill Moves Forward
On May 28, 2014, the US House of Representatives Science, Space, and Technology Committee passed the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST) Act of 2014, H.R. 4186. The...