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No Frauds, No Fakes…No Fair Use?
Artificial intelligence has the potential to serve as a powerful tool for libraries and other memory institutions. During a recent hearing of the US Senate Rules Committee, Librarian of Congress...
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Find Yourself in Copyright: A Fair Use Week Webinar with the US Copyright Office
To kick off the 11th annual Fair Use Week, ARL was delighted to host a webinar featuring George Thuronyi, deputy director of the Office of Public Information and Education (PIE)...
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ARL Letter Opposing Pro Codes Act
On February 7, 2024, ARL sent a letter to Senators explaining why we oppose the Pro Codes Act. Extending copyright to codes and standards that are incorporated by reference into...
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Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) Letter on Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations
ARL joined a letter by CNSF thanking appropriators for protecting NSF in a difficult funding climate, calling for the highest possible amount for NSF in final appropriations, noting the importance of...
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Training Generative AI Models on Copyrighted Works Is Fair Use
ARL and ALA are founding members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA). ARL, ALA, and LCA are not involved in the litigation discussed in this post. Among the proliferating AI-related...
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Member Session: Hachette v. Internet Archive (Invitation Only)
On Friday, February 2, at 3:00 p.m. eastern standard time, Brandon Butler (University of Virginia Library), Peter Jaszi (Washington College of Law, American University), and Jonathan Band (Library Copyright Alliance...
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EDUCAUSE and ARL Letter to FCC on Net Neutrality
On December 14, ARL and EDUCAUSE responded to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on net neutrality. Our letter described how strong net neutrality rules will allow libraries...
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ACE Letter to FCC on Net Neutrality
On December 14, 2023, ARL joined an American Council on Education (ACE) letter regarding the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, "Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet"...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Visa Flexibility for International Students
On December 8, 2023, ARL signed on to a letter to the US State Department asking that the current flexibilities and waiver for in-person interviews for student visa applications be...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter Opposing the DETERRENT Act
On December 4, 2023, ARL joined a letter expressing the higher education community's opposition to the "Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT)" Act. The...