Category: fair use
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Lessig v. Liberation Music is almost too good to be true
Fair use and DMCA takedowns Lawrence Lessig has written many fine books and articles, played a key role in founding the Creative Commons and worked tirelessly to promote the interests of the…
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Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has just released the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and…
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Setting the record straight on fair use in the U.S.
The Fair Use Doctrine in the United States — A Response to the Kernochan Report, by Gwen Hinze, Peter Jaszi & Matthew Sag, July 26, 2013. Our submission provides a brief overview of…
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More reactions to today’s #fairuse remand in #googlebook lawsuit
The key quote from today’s decision to remand Authors Guild v. Google back to the district court is: Putting aside the merits of Google’s claim that plaintiffs are not representative of the…
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Second Circuit remands the other #GoogleBook case. #FairUse determination required
The Second Circuit just handed down its decision in Authors Guild v. Google. The court, Judges Level, Cabranes and BD Parker, ruled that Denny Chin (sitting by designation as the United States District Court…
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A Collection of Briefs in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust
I have collected all the briefs in Authors Guild v. Hathitrust for anyone who is interested. The leading number refers to the court docket. There are some briefs in support of the…
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Law Reform Commission Discussion Paper urges adoption of fair use in Australia
The Australian law Reform Commission has just released its much anticipated Discussion Paper on Copyright and the Digital Economy. Available in both pdf and e-book at http://www.alrc.gov.au/publications/copyright-and-digital-economy-dp-79. The Discuss Paper was published…
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Please Support the Digital Humanities Amicus Brief in AuthorsGuild v. Hathitrust
Call for Support We are seeking your support for our amicus brief in the Court of Appeals in Authors Guild v. Hathitrust. We believe that this case will have a dramatic effect…
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Fair use and (non-)compliance with other statutory exceptions (Authors Guild v. Hathitrust)
Introduction and Necessary Disclaimer This the last of a series of posts commenting on the Authors Guild Appeal Brief (February 25, 2013) in Authors Guild v. Hathitrust. The views expressed on this site are purely…
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Introduction and Necessary Disclaimer This one of a series of posts concerning the Authors Guild v. Hathitrust case, specifically these posts take the form of commentary on the Authors Guild Appeal Brief (February 25, 2013). The views…