Last Updated on February 27, 2026, 3:21 pm ET
at Fair Use Week 2026 Congressional Briefing
The 13th annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week was packed with activities celebrating the fundamental right of fair use, so we thought we’d end the week with some highlights!
ARL partnered with Re:Create to host a congressional briefing on AI and fair use from the perspective of librarians, researchers and other authors, journalists, fan communities, and other creators. Panelists and guests included members of University Information Policy Officers (UIPO), pictured above!
On Tuesday, Cindy Kristof, Kent State University Libraries’ copyright & scholarly communication librarian, hosted a taco-themed pop-up event to inform students on how we incorporate fair use into our work and recreational activities every day, featuring materials from FairUseWeek.org.
Our colleagues at the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) hosted a virtual conversation on “User Rights in the Age of Generative AI,” asking the question of whether the arrival of generative AI has raised new questions about the protection of user rights—and if so, what policy responses should be introduced to address these questions.
I dove into some questions and hesitations I’ve heard about the intersection of accessibility and fair use in my piece “Fair Use Supports Accessibility, but You Don’t Have to Take My Word for It” for the Harvard Library Fair Use Week blog series.
Read more at FairUseWeek.org. See you next year!
