Publishers highlight continued copyright concerns in Canada and China - February 9, 2015
Canada's undefined 'education as fair dealing exception' continues to significantly undermine the rights of authors and publishers of educational materials, according to the Association of American Publishers (AAP). This and other concerns were recently submitted by the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) on behalf of the… Read More
Authors Guild v. HathiTrust litigation ends in victory for fair use - January 9, 2015
For the past several years, HathiTrust and five of its member universities have been engaged in litigation after being sued by the Authors Guild. On January 6, 2015, the parties entered a settlement on the sole issue remaining before the district court, ending the litigation in… Read More
redOrbit.com partners with iCopyright to protect, promote, syndicate and monetise content - October 17, 2014
Science Matters Media LLC's redOrbit.com has announced a new partnership with Seattle-based iCopyright to provide an intelligent copyright system for the distribution of redOrbit's digital content. iCopyright will work with redOrbit.com to protect, promote, syndicate and monetize its content – from news and editorial articles, to… Read More
Libraries and archives leave international copyright discussions empty handed after countries fail to reach agreement again - July 15, 2014
Discussions regarding an international copyright instrument for libraries and archives again collapsed inconclusively at the 28th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR) in Geneva, from June30 – July 4. In the early hours of July 5, Member States finally 'agreed to… Read More
Coalition opposes copyright term extension in Trans-Pacific partnership agreement - July 14, 2014
On July 9, 2014, ARL joined 34 other organisations in sending a letter to ministers of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiating parties, expressing opposition to the copyright term of life plus 70 years proposed by the United States. These organisations - representing libraries, archives, authors, educators,… Read More
Libraries and archives set for tense copyright negotiations in Geneva - June 27, 2014
Copyright negotiations commence once more in Geneva, Switzerland, at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), where a proposed international framework supporting copyright exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives is likely to be the subject of intense discussion among Member States. The 28th meeting of… Read More
Libraries applaud landmark copyright ruling affirming fair use - June 11, 2014
The Library Copyright Alliance has applauded the decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust finding in favour of fair use. The Library Copyright Alliance filed an amicus brief in the case, supporting HathiTrust's position and the lower… Read More
EU rejects international solution to library and archive copyright problems - May 7, 2014
Discussions by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR) broke down in the early hours of May 3, after the European Union (EU) attempted to block future discussion of copyright laws to aid libraries and archives fulfil their missions… Read More
Authors Guild appeals to US court to reinstate case against Google and its book digitisation project - April 14, 2014
The Authors Guild asked a federal appeals court on April 11th to reinstate its lawsuit contending that the Internet giant is violating copyright laws with its massive book digitisation project. According to the Guild, Google Inc. is stealing business from online book retailers. The Guild filed papers with the 2nd… Read More
Fair use promoted at House of Representatives copyright hearing - April 9, 2014
James G. Neal, Columbia University's university librarian and vice president for information services, served as the voice of libraries to the US House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet on April 2, 2014, when the subcommittee held a hearing on preserving and reusing copyrighted work.… Read More
