Library Copyright Alliance (ACRL, ALA, ARL) and Others Files Amicus Briefs in Two Fair Use Cases

Case #A
From Krista Cox, Director of Public Policy Initiatives at ARL:

ARL joined ALA, ACRL and the Internet Archive in filing an amicus brief in Capitol Records v. ReDigi, currently before the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, arguing that other existing limitations and exceptions can tilt the first fair use factor (character of the use) in favor of the user and that fair use encourages innovative services.

Complete Blog Post/Summary (via ARL)
Summary/Statement About Brief by Lila Bailey (via Internet Archive Blog)
Direct to Complete Brief (29 pages; PDF)
Case #B
Again, From Krista Cox

ARL together with the American Libraries Association, Association of College and Research Libraries and the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed an amicus brief in support of Georgia State University (GSU) in the e-reserves fair use case. After years of litigation and two opinions by the district court and one by the Eleventh Circuit, the case is once again before the Eleventh Circuit.
The brief opens by noting that that the continued appeals in the case are unnecessary:
Appellant Publishers (“Publishers”) and their amici don’t know when to quit. Publishers could have declared victory in 2009, when GSU modified its e-reserves policy in response to the initiation of this lawsuit. Publishers could have declared victory in 2014 after this Court reversed the district court’s 2012 decision and provided detailed guidance on how fair use principles should be applied to e-reserves. Publishers could have concluded this litigation after the district court refused to re-open the record on remand. Instead, Publishers doggedly pursue their claims concerning excerpts used in three school terms, eight years ago.

Complete Blog Post/Summary (via ARL)
Direct to Complete Brief (42 pages; PDF)

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