<div dir="ltr"><br>American Library Association is the sixth major organization to endorse ARSC proposal for sound recording copyright reform. The Council of the 65,000-member American Library Association has voted to endorse the Association for Recorded Sound Collections proposal that Congress direct the U.S. Copyright Office to conduct a study on the desirability of bringing sound recordings made before 1972 under federal jurisdiction. Such a study would be the first step toward realizing the first of ARSC's five major recommendations for sound recording copyright reform, to remove pre-1972 recordings from state control and place them under a single national law that provides for a public domain, fair use, and preservation exemptions for libraries and archives. Wording for legislation to authorize the study has been prepared by ARSC and presented to the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property. It is being co-sponsored by Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Rep.<br>
Steve Chabot (R-OH). Five other organizations have also endorsed some or all of the ARSC proposals, which are designed to encourage preservation of and access to historical recordings, a majority of which are currently inaccessible due to state laws, while respecting the legitimate interests of rights holders. The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) is backing the proposal for a Copyright Office study; and the International Association of Jazz Record Collectors (IAJRC), the Music Library Association (MLA), the Society for American Music (SAM) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) has each voted to endorse all five of the ARSC reform proposals, which can be found at <a href="http://www.arsc-audio.org/copyright-recommendations.html_" target="_blank">http://www.arsc-audio.org/copyright-recommendations.html</a>.<br>
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