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ARL Statement on Reintroduction of Pro Codes Act
ARL continues to oppose the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes (Pro Codes) Act, which would grant private entities exclusive copyright ownership over elements of the law. The Pro...
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ARL Comments on Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise
The US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requested comments on “accelerating the American scientific enterprise.” The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to provide comments below. A...
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President Trump Signs Executive Order on American History
President Trump signed an executive order “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” on March 27 directing action at the Smithsonian Institution and public monuments, including Independence Hall, to reverse...
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Library Copyright Alliance Champions Fair Use Rights in Comments on US AI Action Plan
In comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) encouraged the administration to safeguard fair use principles and prevent licensing restrictions...
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ARL Welcomes US Copyright Office Report on Copyrightability of AI-Generated Outputs
Today, the US Copyright Office released a report on the copyrightability of AI-generated outputs. Katherine Klosek, ARL director of Information Policy and Federal Relations, shared the following statement: “ARL welcomes...
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ARL Comments on US National Institute of Justice Draft Public Access Plan
The US National Institute of Justice (NIJ) requested comments on its “Draft Public Access Plan.” The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to provide comments on the plan below....
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ARL Comments on Social Security Administration’s Plan for Increasing Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research
On May 13, 2024, the Social Security Administration (SSA) released a request for information for the “Plan for Increasing Public Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research (SSA-2023-0039).”...
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ARL and EDUCAUSE Welcome Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Vote to Reinstate Net Neutrality
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE are pleased that the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted today to restore net neutrality protections, and with them, a national standard...
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ARL to Congress: No One Can Own the Law
During today’s US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee markup of the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act, or the Pro Codes Act (H.R. 1631), Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)...
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ARL Comments on the NIH Strategic Plan for Data Science 2023–2028
March 15, 2024 NIH Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS) 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Re: Request for Information (RFI)—Inviting Comments on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Strategic...
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