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USPTO Hosts Unbalanced Global Intellectual Property Academy Copyright Seminar
Several weeks ago, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hosted a copyright seminar at its Global Intellectual Property Academy for two dozen intellectual property officials primarily from countries...
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ARL Joins 33 Organizations Urging Congressional Oversight of Intelligence Activities
On September 13, 2016, ARL joined in a coalition letter of 33 organizations expressing concerns regarding congressional oversight of intelligence activities. The letter calls on Congress "to provide a meaningful...
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ICYMI: Library Copyright Alliance Files Comments Regarding Mandatory Deposit
On August 18, 2016, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed a response to the Copyright Office's Notice of Inquiry regarding mandatory deposit of online-only books and sound recordings. LCA's comments...
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A New Approach to Copyright Exceptions and Limitations
*Guest post by Jonathan Band, policybandwidth* Any discussion with policymakers or rightsholders concerning the possible adoption of new copyright exceptions and limitations invariably centers on how to make sure that...
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Why is the Copyright Office Trying to Reform Section 108?
On July 26, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) met with the Copyright Office, in response to the Office’s Notice of Inquiry, to give our views on Section 108—namely, LCA’s opposition...
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Moving from SSRN to SocArXiv
In May, Elsevier acquired SSRN, an open access repository heavily used in fields of law, economics and other social sciences. A number of great articles raising serious concerns about this...
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Assessing the DMCA’s Notice-and-Takedown Regime
*Guest post by Jonathan Band, policybandwidth* There is an escalating war of words between supporters and detractors of the notice-and-takedown regime of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The content...
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Marrakesh Treaty for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Print Disabled to Enter Into Force
Today, June 30, 2016, the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled Reached its 20th ratification and will enter into force...
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Supreme Court of the United States Upholds University of Texas’ Affirmative Action Policy
On Thursday, June 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States in a 4-3 vote upheld the affirmative action admissions policy in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (Fisher II),...
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DC Circuit Court Upholds FCC’s Open Internet Order Governing Net Neutrality
On Tuesday, June 14, 2016, the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit released its long-awaited opinion in U.S. Telecom Association v. FCC, upholding the FCC's 2015 Open Internet Order...
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