Abstract:
The Library Copyright Alliance (“LCA”) welcomes this opportunity to reply to
comments submitted to the Copyright Office in response to its March 26, 2021 Notice of Inquiry
(“NOI”) on regulations implementing the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement
(“CASE”) Act. LCA consists of the American Library Association, the Association of College
and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries.
These reply comments address two issues raised by the American Intellectual Property
Law Association (“AIPLA”) and the Copyright Alliance (“CA”): 1) eligibility for the preemptive
opt-out for libraries and archives; 2) applicability of the preemptive opt-out to library employees
acting within the scope of their employment.
