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Scope of fair use: Library Copyright Alliance submits statement for House judiciary hearing

CopyrightJanuary 31, 2014

(29 January 2014) Yesterday, the US House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet held another hearing on copyright review. This hearing focused on the scope of fair use and included five witnesses: Peter Jaszi (professor, American University), June Besek (professor, Columbia University), Naomi Novik (author and co-founder, Organization for Transformative…

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What could have entered the public domain on January 1, 2014?

CopyrightJanuary 2, 2014

Duke University’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain has posted an analysis of which books would have entered the public domain on 1 January 2014 if the maximum copyright term remained at 56 years. The change to 70 years protection from the death of the author became effective in 1978 due to the…

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LIBER releases copyright position statement

CopyrightDecember 20, 2013

LIBER, the Association of European Libraries, has set out its position on European copyright reform through a statement which prioritises three high-level principles. The principles are: Copyright should foster, not hinder, innovation and competitiveness. Access to and use of publicly funded research should not be unduly restricted by copyright. Preservation of, and access to, cultural…

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International discussions on copyright exceptions for libraries and archives re-commence today

(18 December 2013, IFLA) Today, on the third day of negotiations at the 26th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR) at WIPO headquarters in Geneva, discussions regarding copyright exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives are getting underway. A number of countries including Brazil, Tunisia, Iran, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago…

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Copyright term extension in Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement opposed by 29 organizations and 71 individuals

Asia Pacific, CopyrightDecember 15, 2013

(13 December 2013) The ARL joined 28 other organizations and 71 individuals in a letter opposing a copyright term of life plus 70 years in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). Authors of the letter, sent to TPP negotiators on 6 December, noted, “There is no benefit to society of extending copyright beyond the 50 years…

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OurFairDeal writes to governments negotiating the TPP

Asia Pacific, Copyright, InternetDecember 2, 2013

(21 November 2013) The OurFairDeal coalition has posted on its website an open letter to governments negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, TPP. The Coalition fears that the TPP’s Intellectual Property Rights chapter will harm the open internet and impact negatively on copyright, an issue that affects libraries in particular. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is being…

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Libraries applaud dismissal of Google Book Search Case

CopyrightNovember 15, 2013

(Washington, D.C., 14 November 2013) After eight years of litigation, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York today upheld the fair use doctrine when the court dismissed Authors Guild v. Google, a case that questioned the legality of Google’s searchable book database. The Library Copyright Alliance – which is comprised of…

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The Author’s Guild disputes Google’s fair use claim

CopyrightSeptember 4, 2013

(30 August 2013) Google’s scanning of books does not meet the legal definition of “transformative,” creates potential harm to authors and other copyright holders, and is not protected as fair use under the law, the Authors Guild argues in a brief filed this week in New York federal court. “The only thing ‘transformative’ about Google’s display of snippets…

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U.S. Department of Commerce provides comprehensive analysis addressing copyright policy, creativity, and innovation in the digital economy

CopyrightAugust 4, 2013

(Washington, D.C., 31 July 2013) The U.S. Department of Commerce today released a green paper on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy (Green Paper) to advance discussion on a set of policy issues critical to economic growth. The Green Paper discusses the goals of maintaining an appropriate balance between rights and exceptions…

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Drawing the blueprint as we build: Setting up a library-based copyright and permissions service for MOOCs

(IATUL News Alerts, 26 July 2013) The rapid growth of Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in higher education has raised the question of what services libraries on campus can, and should, provide for these courses. One area in which librarians are frequently the source of advice and assistance is in providing copyright education and obtaining…

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