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SCHOOL: ADVISORS: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: MPACT Status: Fully Complete Title: On and on we go with copyright: The role of the Association of Research Libraries in the development of the Copyright Act of 1976 Abstract: The 1976 Act was the last general revision of U.S. copyright law and still forms the basis for our copyright law. The public policy development process that led to the Act lasted twenty one years, from 1955 until 1976. Librarians, including those involved with the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), were one group amongst many that sought to influence the final form of the legislation. This is a historical analysis of the ARL's role in this process based on archival sources, the primary government documents, and the contemporary professional literature. I address four research questions. (1) How and why did the ARL develop the positions it took during this copyright law revision? What were those positions and how and why did they change over time? (2) How did ARL positions on copyright revision differ from those of other interest groups, both within librarianship and in the academic research community, and how did the Association work and conflict with those other interests to further its goals in the revision process? (3) How did the ARL, its members, and active representatives articulate their policy positions? (4) How effective was the Association in achieving its policy goals? Which goals were achieved fully, partially, or not at all? |
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