[OPLINLIST] FW: [District Dispatch] News from the ALA Washington Office May 27 - June 2nd

Tue Jun 2 16:30:41 EDT 2015

News from the Washington Office of the American Library Association.

Pamela J. Hickson-Stevenson, Ohio Chapter Councilor to ALA and
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From: District Dispatch [mailto:districtdispatch at alawash.org]
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 2:32 PM
To: Hickson-Stevenson, Pamela
Subject: [District Dispatch] News from the ALA Washington Office May 27 - June 2nd

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ALA draws line in sand on USA FREEDOM amendments<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxh0V_xifLX6r6NFqofWVXNvhUOWJIkvMQq1hUG6dGlVWtUCl89eK_gH4jyh2OFYu2tCREwpT-Q8th44Zm1q_iakkJSUGi0MVeW5SOVbc89gG20QM6P5w4Hsa-Q4vy8PjNltwOtlAygD5FFGb_xSvwwlAeg2ehinnItn1srGE45rqHz0aiQDpA-WhgMAkjm8zbyBJAji9FZQjrwF7FP7gpTzEPQ1Eo5g8H01yhe-HnX24&lp=0>
The United States Senate adjourned Monday with the stage set for votes Tuesday afternoon on at least three "hostile" amendments to the USA FREEDOM Act filed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). As explained in a letter by Washington Office Executive Director Emily Sheketoff that will be delivered to all Senators ahead of Tuesday's votes, passage of any one such amendment would water down the USA FREEDOM Act so seriously as to cause ALA to reverse course and oppose the bill.
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Libraries on the offense in the digital revolution<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAx4ypyxhVgeRxY8siAXuKFh0aloSzajw3A1wAxDrZC2D4QBXal4R3Rpm4vLOMXqQ6GdqV0vNzhwUoL4DDNj5crfl6hLEkjtSLzcMppNgIz8v1hfj7dpqCC8BoY6PUisebZEuBY_XNW7XtxGwCPcVBXMFXnx3TgsNBZloPGbxi3l-SxigkLYiylLGH0T3DpJM_NuxCSdB4lRNIOm9fc5pZj0MJkilMbW4dMhbhzUGqYTDo&lp=0>
Last week, American Libraries magazine launched, Digital Futures<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxN254YvD1-XAt4uLXLZfnQX5A3SPJBjp-m8Py-mxDMVbMarUKDhNw8YlDgXAgB90b1T4B7sdT06SJ-N-oTVpTzcBDGV2eXUk-GXure04DSQXdl6OAPZOgsJjNHxBGaZOwhHuQFX4D3NQ2GBfkhU4t-cR3jMBLlMins42Znw2jvaLbdgkSTqfMIS7EU3eavE0Va1ku-jChTT3IhwuBEXJgFn-tQfpv9hWo1dY3gwU3iKA&lp=0> a new digital supplement that features articles both on how libraries are innovating and leading, as well as paths ahead for taking the initiative. Digital Futures is the fifth American Libraries magazine supplement on ebooks and digital content.
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Expert to discuss copyright trends at the 2015 ALA Conference<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxHZGApcJIZOoalpSN3kEmsrs2M2GQ-DLZ9OIF1hOb34-yvKsgwnMaCicvC9CMvAlyEMaQa9__B6dEW_JdWj-oa_MjIBHP9ADhpJfRgSQb4Ob0fryczF-t3CVN5y9PDvUnc7PMO5elsTTCFpqY2iwd4YJ_rK3fqhkMZW2cj9CZYowqAIJPc9mWRVU8WRe7g5YwUFfWzU4h07x5YLEioMp9Zlw2BY2NE6d8sQtUfy8wcmIC1nGq2t2nz2DTz8RakloJ&lp=0>
It's been an exciting year in copyright law, with important precedents set on fair use and mass digitization, search engines, and what is protected by copyright. Join copyright leaders at the 2015 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference session "Copyright Litigation: The Year in Review (and What's Coming Next)." The interactive session takes place from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday, June 29, 2015, in San Francisco. The session will be held at the Moscone Convention Center in room 2018 of the West building.
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It's time that we had a digital Constitutional Convention<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxucv0uDVqYVtOYXr_Ub-saprFn-Ccw3GKtQD4QurSZhYhxSvUtelvBfkoy9KkTYbVr47GQPQ327CSD3vGD0YOFNbx_SFXXFHnWMeIczcSXe2nRff4UPe3aB8KxIGgUGgWbz2V1ZE-6fW4GpoZgXb0Jt2e5Oxg22hE5w6cAeXlQNmt8vAjCAua-wVVYPeqdRtFh5wLS4Ubu80DZuP55Tal4udTBtG2V6KWK0yjiUbmbe0&lp=0>
Is it time to organize a digital constitutional convention on the future of the internet? In a thought-provoking op-ed published in The Hill<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxTtEXx_thbR8DvQt1Hgm4BZe_NYe3MnXQbOvmMVTe_r5fw8tKcufiauwZsdKubW5xiinZ10qZCzV6N4c7WnhGKG2vpkpinsadL4gYQ73pCaaq-aVQPSqL0pZUYTJ-_LLmDW9nH2ds5R_CfQO-MEdGnzdM3oq0F-cpeD_6YFzWNAYxJqWfRI_C2TOHkOfcuxHSsoT58M7MxYB-6jrd1t-w9kpyA0ct31MkUXqhrDDW8s8&lp=0>, Alan S. Inouye, director of the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) calls on the nation's leaders in government, philanthropy, and the not-for-profit sector to convene a digital constitutional convention for the future of the internet.
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Experts to demystify 3D printing policies at 2015 ALA Conference<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAx7GAhRBq3YiFkZ1NjI6pfq49p4K5u63cqm8YUW9ynpYukK2BFjysvToOgsVrxvSxfJfiG3Vzg6-cjI5OKYKlHi6EYldcaJqESr05BfpE_93BfKUC7ZAygHs1QsiSBYZn4exdQzWbP_HR3MQgDsWto3KopmMU7Im40i-swTPT9cy-viLC3zNG3OXen0EQRvTHLOiTu-qEbKl3BSsX7aue25yyW96lOJ8pug35w68UIdy4hgnziSe11QTfO8pxVjq8A&lp=0>
As more and more libraries nationwide begin to offer 3D printing services, library leaders are now confronting a litany of copyright, trademark and patent complications that arise from the new technology. To help the library community address 3D printing concerns, the American Library Association (ALA) Committee on Legislation's (COL) Copyright Subcommittee will explore 3D printing policy issues at the 2015 ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco.
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Update on 1201 proceedings<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxNqmUW6bhEvn89RGD9EAHVCMdBiN1l4mfwX-V3RKBOVmBpdl3zkpDYe-W-Z5asq7oakvltVY_JY_cg2Gxz7A6adFD8OaSO69YY__g8X-E6iNssKONpfkG1bxpbE1H0E_Ubjvtsc0CadI7CSvSIIFvXLPx9i0oe8l5rPfXIGarVHzh2AsZGGBrF8wG7nSw7U2M&lp=0>
In the last two weeks, the Copyright Office held ten hearings<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxfewAqjnaVZp7q1G9ttCwMvwHpNiTi_0w46Uk-Z4wy1muojbqnpTY1UPa6Gnf6cVzbKxiQ3W1KaXYx7Ck8MbMD8Q9DmpNIhVxYQp7Y0AhQhGvCwy8ufWzQPx40a-PMYWqQDDePlS7wvPOTH6kE98heLxIZq8nrWcnh7Xlv8zcga0eEktSwqGYIZWxKT7eeOp9&lp=0> in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. and heard the arguments for and against circumvention of digital locks<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxr3QA8aluygHMSE7lJ3ffyPgHHXCwwLpFhKSOAxmvzoTcDtUmvl58zNQ0HBt2-YBrNInfJIZpXyPHX4PWpnO-quOAPAoApiU0fe9tcjW7-F3btlSW-gtitfmK3lhh6u51u6QczzWi5KXJNoa7T-rXtg&lp=0>-Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act-on the proposed classes of works, including cell phones, video games, e-readers, and oh yes, farm equipment.
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