Court Cases

The American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) have released “ A Guide for the Perplexed: Libraries and the Google Library Project Settlement,” by Jonathan Band, JD.

Supreme Court Ruling What are the key issues for libraries? Why did ALA and ARL decide to support the freelance authors? What are the implications of the Court's decision for libraries? Supreme Court Ruling

On Thursday, February 11, 2010, the American Library Association (ALA), the Association for College & Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) – the Library Associations – joined a coalition of public interest and consumer groups in urging a federal appeals court to preserve consumers' rights and the First Sale Doctrine (which allows libraries to lend books) in a battle over an Internet auction of used computer software.