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Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021 Reminds Us That Fair Use Is a Right
Last week more than 50 universities, associations, and organizations celebrated the eighth annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, a celebration of these critical copyright doctrines that foster scholarship and creativity. Fair...
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The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Promotes Creativity
We started the week sharing the ways that we’re all fair users now, and as #fairuseweek nears its end, we now look to the future. ARL’s Action Plan prioritizes digital...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter to US House Leadership Supporting a Budget Reconciliation Package
On February 25, 2021, ARL signed on to a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in support of a budget reconciliation package. ACE Letter to Speaker...
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We’re All Fair Users Now
Today kicks off Fair Use Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrine of fair use/fair dealing. Previously, ARL has debunked common fair use myths, and reviewed the fundamentals of...
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Three Things You Might Not Know about Presidential Records and Transitions
The week after President Biden’s inauguration, Archivist of the United States (AOTUS) David S. Ferriero, who was hired by President Obama to transform the relationship between people and their government,...
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Digital Democracy Project Letter to President Biden on Good Government
On February 9, 2021, ARL signed on to a letter to President Biden restoring transparency and accountability in the United States government and reclaiming global leadership on democracy and human...
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Why We Celebrate Public Domain Day
Have you ever seen an eighth-grade production of Romeo and Juliet? You may be interested to know that classroom productions would not be possible to put on in a cost-effective...
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Text and Data Mining Exemption to Digital Millennium Copyright Act Would Advance Knowledge of Diverse Works
This week, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), as a member of the Library Copyright Alliance, joined the Authors Alliance and the American Association of University Professors in submitting a...
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Letter to US House and Senate Leadership Supporting COVID-19 Relief for Higher Education
On December 2, 2020, ARL signed on to a letter in support of COVID-19 relief for higher education. ACE letter in support of COVID-19 relief for higher education
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Letter Requesting Withdrawal of Executive Order on “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping”
On December 1, 2020, ARL signed on to a letter to the US Department of Labor requesting the withdrawal of the Executive Order on "Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping." Letter...
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