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New Research Paper: “How Fair Use Can Help Solve the Orphan Works Problem”

Title How Fair Use Can Help Solve the Orphan Works Problem (Draft Version) Author Jennifer M. Urban University of California, Berkeley – School of Law Source Berkeley Technology Law Journal, Vol. 27,...

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Alabama: Mobile Public Library Says No to “Fifty Shades of Grey”

From Fox10TV.com Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L James has stormed the nation. It’s one of the most popular books out there but you won’t find it at libraries in Mobile. [Clip] Amber Guy with the Mobile...

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ARL, ALA, and ACRL File Brief with U.S. Supreme Court in in Support of...

UPDATE: Meredith Schwartz at LJ has posted a report about the filing that includes a comment from one of the author’s, Jonathan Band. From an Association for Research Libraries (ARL) News Release: The...

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Parties File For Summary Judgement in Authors Guild/HathiTrust Lawsuit...

As is always the case with Laboratorium posts, Professor James Grimmelmann (New York Law School) does an outstanding job providing links to all primary documents along with his expert analysis. From...

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U.S. Copyright Office Publishes Final Rule Re: Registration of Automated...

From the Summary (via Federal Register): The Copyright Office is amending its regulations governing the deposit requirements for applications for automated databases that consist predominantly of...

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Library Copyright Alliance and EFF File Second Amicus Brief in Authors Guild...

This brief is in support of the HathiTrust motion for a summary judgement. It was written by Jonathan Band. Members of the Library Copyright Alliance are ALA, ARL, and ACRL. The EFF (Electronic...

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Michigan Court of Appeals to Consider Legal Challenge to Lansing Library...

From Michigan Radio: The Capital Area District Library has a very simple policy: “All weapons are banned from Library premises by the fullest extent permitted by law” [Clip] Dean Greenblatt is the...

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UVA Law Library’s Digital Exhibit Reveals Little-Known Details of Tokyo War...

From the University of Virginia Law School: Frank Stacy Tavenner Jr., a 1927 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and assistant chief prosecutor of the Tokyo War Crimes trial, stood at...

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Report and Documents: WIPO Copyright Committee Meeting Opens in Geneva

The 24th meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) opened today in Geneva. IFLA (International Federation of Library...

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Judge’s Ruling a Win for Fair Use in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust Case

See Also: Steering an Elephant | Peer to Peer Review Duke Scholarly Communications Director Kevin Smith discusses the HathiTrust case for LJ’s Academic Newswire just hours before judge Baer’s ruling...

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