SPN and Library Copyright Alliance Petition for Updated DMCA Rules to Expand Access to Preserved Software
The Software Preservation Network ended 2023 with a bang, filing its first set of arguments in the latest cycle of the triennial DMCA rulemaking. We were represented by our attorneys at the Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic, and joined in the filing …Continue SPN and Library Copyright Alliance Petition for Updated DMCA Rules to Expand Access to Preserved Software
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Amicus Brief in Green v. Department of Justice
SPN joined an amicus brief in Green v. DOJ, a lawsuit brought by the online civil rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation against the US government challenging key parts of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The suit argues that the Act’s …Continue Amicus Brief in Green v. Department of Justice
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SPN Supports Proposed Changes to Access to Electronic Works
The Software Preservation Network has submitted comments to the US Copyright Office in support of proposed changes to access to electronic works. You can read more about these proposed changes in this blog post by Lila Bailey (Internet Archive) and …Continue SPN Supports Proposed Changes to Access to Electronic Works
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Letter to WIPO SCCR Delegates re pending copyright matters
SPN has joined the Access to Knowledge Coalition (A2K), which represents educators, researchers, students, libraries, archives, museums, other knowledge users, and creative communities around the globe, to urge the 44th session of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights …Continue Letter to WIPO SCCR Delegates re pending copyright matters
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SPN Joins Library Futures, Everylibrary Institute, ALA, ACRL, and ARL in Filing Amicus Brief in Warhol Fair Use Case
In a closely-watched case involving artist Andy Warhol, the Supreme Court’s opinion refined its fair use approach, emphasizing the importance of using existing works for a new purpose. SPN joined an amicus brief to explain the value of fair use …Continue SPN Joins Library Futures, Everylibrary Institute, ALA, ACRL, and ARL in Filing Amicus Brief in Warhol Fair Use Case
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SPN Joins Access to Knowledge Coalition Letter Supporting More Balanced Global Copyright System
Endorsed/Submitted/Signed February 1, 2023 The Software Preservation Network joined allies from the global Access to Knowledge Coalition in a letter stating our views on the agenda of the 43rd meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Standing Committee on Copyright …Continue SPN Joins Access to Knowledge Coalition Letter Supporting More Balanced Global Copyright System
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SPN Amicus Brief Defends Fair Use in Apple v. Corellium case
On Wednesday, February 16, the Software Preservation Network filed an amicus brief in Apple v. Corellium, a pivotal copyright lawsuit currently on appeal in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Joining SPN on the brief were the Library …Continue SPN Amicus Brief Defends Fair Use in Apple v. Corellium case
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SPN Signs on to Letter Welcoming US Trade Representative Katherine Tai
In March 2021, the Software Preservation Network, through a proposal from the Law & Policy Working Group approved by the Coordinating Committee, joined a letter to the new US Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, welcoming her and asking her to return …Continue SPN Signs on to Letter Welcoming US Trade Representative Katherine Tai
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SPN Law & Policy Agenda
Goals The Software Preservation Network endeavors to ensure that cultural memory institutions and related entities can exercise broad and clear legal rights to engage in software preservation (including providing access for research, teaching, and learning). We do this in two …Continue SPN Law & Policy Agenda