2008 Formal Statements

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To Express Support for President-elect Obama's Positions on the Protection of Privacy

Letter to President-elect Obama
December 19, 2008
To Request that Congress Use its Authority to Make the Financial Bailout More Accountable and Transparent

Letter to Members of Congress
December 8, 2008
On the European Commission’s Green Paper on Copyright in the Knowledge Economy

Library Copyright Alliance
December 5, 2008
Before the Copyright Office on Exemption to the Prohibition of Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies (Docket No. RM 2008-8)

Comments of the Library Copyright Alliance and the Music Library Association
December 2, 2008
Before the Copyright Office on Exemption to the Prohibition of Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies (Docket No. RM 2008-8).

Comments of the Library Copyright Alliance and the Music Library Association on Proposed Exemptions
December 2, 2008
National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology's Review of the Environmental Protection Agency's Strategy for Improving Access to Environmental Information

Letter to The Honorable Stephen L. Johnson
November 18, 2008
Library Copyright Alliance Joint Statement of Certain Non-Governmental Civil Society and Technology Organizations on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions

WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
Seventeenth Session, Geneva
November 3-7, 2008
Library Copyright Alliance Position: Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights

Seventeenth Session, Geneva November 3-7, 2008
Library Copyright Alliance Background Paper

Why Copyright Exceptions and Limitations are Central to the WIPO Development Agenda WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
Seventeenth Session, Geneva
November 3-7, 2008
To Congratulate Him on Retirement and Commend Him for His Many Years of Outstanding and Dedicated Service to the U.S. Government Printing Office and the Federal Depository Library Program

Letter to Mr. Gil Baldwin
October 17, 2008
Comments Regarding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

Letter to the United States Trade Representative
September 18, 2008
To Express Concerns Regarding the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008, S. 3325

Letter to Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee
September 10, 2008
In Support of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy

Members of the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property
September 5, 2008
In Support of the Charles H.W. Meehan Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act, H.R. 6589

Letter to The Honorable Zoe Lofgren
July 25, 2008
In Support of the Charles H.W. Meehan Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act, H.R. 6589

Letter to The Honorable Daniel E. Lungren
July 25, 2008
July 29-31 Negotiations on ACTA

Letter to Stanford McCoy, Assistant United States Trade Representative for Intellectual Property and Innovation
July 23, 2008
In Support of Whistleblower Protections in the CPSC Reform Act of 2007, S. 2045

Letter to Conferees
July 16, 2008
In Support the Electronic Message Preservation Act, H.R. 5811

The Honorable Henry Waxman
July 9, 2008
In Support of the OPEN FOIA Act, S. 2746

The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy and The Honorable Arlen Specter
July 7, 2008
To Express Concern over the Environmental Protection Agency's Plan to Reopen the Agency's Closed Libraries

Letter to The Honorable Barbara Boxer, The Honorable Bart Gordon, The Honorable John D. Dingell, and The Honorable Henry A. Waxman
July 1, 2008
Follow-up Comments for the Record of the Hearing on the "Impact and Policy Implications of Spyware on Consumers and Businesses"

Letter to The Honorable Mark Pryor
June 25, 2008
Regarding Provisions of the Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008, S. 2913

Letter to The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy and The Honorable Orrin Hatch
June 17, 2008
Impact and Policy Implications of Spyware on Consumers and Businesses

Oral Statement of Arthur A. Butler
Before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
June 11, 2008
Impact and Policy Implications of Spyware on Consumers and Businesses

Written Statement of Arthur A. Butler
Before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
June 11, 2008
In Support of Reconciling H.R. 985 and S. 274 for Stronger Whistleblower Protections

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Sen. Susan Collins, Letter to Sen. Daniel Akaka, Sen. George Voinovich; Rep. Henry Waxman, Rep. Tom Davis, Rep. Todd Platts, Rep. Chris Van Hollen
June 4, 2008
In Support of Public Access to Contractor Responsibility Database

Letter to Members of Congress
May 19, 2008
In Support of the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act

Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama and The Honorable Tom Coburn
June 2, 2008
The Impact and Policy Implications of Spyware on Consumers and Businesses

Written Statement of Arthur A. Butler, Attorney Ater Wynne LLP
Before the United States Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
June 2, 2008, on behalf of AFFECT (Americans for Fair Electronic Commerce Transactions)
In Support of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and Addressing Concerns with Challenges Facing the FDLP

Letter to Richard G. Davis, Superintendent of Documents and Director, Library Services and Content Management
May 14, 2008
In Support of the FY 2009 Appropriations Request of the U.S. Government Printing Office

Written Statement of Mary Alice Baish
Before the House Appropriations Committee Legislative Branch Subcommittee
May 7, 2008
In Support of the FY 2009 Appropriations Request of the U.S. Government Printing Office

Oral Statement of Mary Alice Baish
Before the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, House Committee on Appropriations
May 7, 2008
Regarding H.R. 5889, the Orphan Works Act of 2008

Letter to The Honorable Howard L. Berman and The Honorable Howard Coble
May 5, 2008
To Express Our Endorsement of the Statement Given by Congressman William Orton, on Behalf of the American Bar Association, in Support of the FY 2009 Funding for the Law Library of Congress

Letter to The Honorable Debbie Wasserman Schultz and The Honorable Tom Latham
May 2, 2008
Regarding S. 2913, the Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008

The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy and The Honorable Orrin Hatch
May 1, 2008
Asking the Archivist to Rescind the Decision to Stop Harvesting Agency Websites at the End of the Bush Administration

Letter to Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States
April 29, 2008
Commending the Committee for holding a hearing on the FY 2009 funding request for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Letter to Chairman Jose E. Serrano and Members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
April 14, 2008
Calling for Public Comment on Proposed Guidance on Sensitive But Unclassified information

Letter to Joshua Bolten, White House Chief of Staff
April 11, 2008
Thanks for Supporting the National Institutes of Health Public Access Requirement

Letter to selected Members of Congress
April 8, 2008
In Support of Whistleblower Protections for Federal Scientists in the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, H.R. 985

Letter to Senators
March 18, 2008
To Express Gratitude to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property for Holding a Hearing on Orphan Works

The Honorable Howard L. Berman and The Honorable Howard Coble
March 12, 2008
Statement from the Library Copyright Alliance on Exceptions and Limitations

WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights Sixteenth Session, Geneva, 10-12 March 2008
Requesting a Hearing for H.R. 4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act (PRO-IP Act) of 2007

Letter to The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. and The Honorable Lamar S. Smith
March 5, 2008
In Support of Petitioner in Taylor v. Sturgell

Joint Brief of Amici Curiae in the Supreme Court of the United States by the National Security Archive, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and OpenTheGovernment.org
February 27, 2008
Expressing Gratitude to the Judicial Conference for Establishing Joint Pilot Project with GPO on Free Access to PACER

AALL letter to The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr
February 27, 2008
In Support of Whistleblower Protections in S. 2663, Legislation to Strengthen the Consumer Product Safety Commission

Letter to Senators
February 26, 2008
In Support of National Institutes of Health's Public Access Policy

Letter to Secretary Michael Leavitt, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
February 14, 2008
In Support of National Institutes of Health's Public Access Policy

Letter to Representative David Obey
February 12, 2008
In Support of National Institutes of Health's Public Access Policy

Letter to Senator Tom Harkin
February 12, 2008
Concerns that President Bush's 2009 Budget Seeks to Repeal a Section of the OPEN Government Act to Move the Office of Government Information Services

Letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee
February 6, 2008
Concerns that President Bush's 2009 Budget Seeks to Repeal a Section of the OPEN Government Act to Move the Office of Government Information Services

Letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee
February 6, 2008
To Oppose Funding Cuts to Circuit Court Law Libraries

Letter to Chairman of the Maryland House Judiciary Committee
February 4, 2008
To Oppose Funding Cuts to Circuit Court Law Libraries

Letter to Chairman of the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
February 4, 2008
In Support of FISA Amendments Act of 2007, S. 2248

Letter to The Honorable Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader
January 22, 2008
Concerns about Policy on Access to the Institution's Records (Directive 807)

Letter to Mr. Roger W. Sant, Chairman, Executive Committee Board of Regents, Smithsonian Institution
January 17, 2008
In Support of Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment in Explorologist Limited v. Brian Sapient a/k/a/ Brian J. Cutler

Joint Brief on Behalf of Google Inc., Computer & Communications Industry Association, American Library Association, American Association of Law Libraries, et al
January 11, 2008

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