Tag: Copyright Office

Sovereign Immunity Study

The US Copyright Office was asked by Sens. Tillis and Leahy, in the wake of the Allen v. Cooper decision earlier this year, to study the question of state sovereign immunity in the copyright context. A number of university and library entities, and practitioners in the field, have weighed in: Association of Public and Land-Grant…Continue Reading Sovereign Immunity Study

Music Modernization Act comment supporting academic rates

On December 20, 2019, a group of music librarians, archivists, and library copyright specialists submitted comments to the Copyright Office in response to its Notice of Inquiry regarding Music Modernization License Implementation Regulations. We write to encourage the Office to include options in the new blanket licensing structure appropriate for libraries, archives, museums, and other…Continue Reading Music Modernization Act comment supporting academic rates

library copyright experts on Copyright Office independence

Forty-two different experts on libraries and copyright (including me) today submitted a letter to Congress regarding the recent proposal to pull the Copyright Office out of its historic home in the Library of Congress. While copyright maximalists have of late taken to calling for separation, in fact, libraries have for generations supported the entire copyright ecosystem….Continue Reading library copyright experts on Copyright Office independence

Comment on Copyright Office Visual Works Notice of Inquiry

July 23, 2015 The University Libraries at UMass Amherst filed a comment with the Copyright Office in its Notice of Inquiry on Visual Works.  Focusing on Questions 4 and 5, we sought to illuminate the ways in which images are used in teaching. Click here to ?download the PDF file. Other comments: Columbia University Libraries…Continue Reading Comment on Copyright Office Visual Works Notice of Inquiry

Orphan Works Notice of Inquiry from the Copyright Office

“Orphan Works” (Feb. 2013).The US Copyright Office has posted a “notice of inquiry” on orphan works and mass digitization.  Comments are due Feb. 4, 2013. “Orphan Works” (Dec 2012). The US Copyright Office has posted a “notice of inquiry” on orphan works and mass digitization. The Scholarly Communication Office is drafting a comment explaining the…Continue Reading Orphan Works Notice of Inquiry from the Copyright Office