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The article offers information on the controlled digital lending (CDL), ebook model by which libraries digitize materials in their collection and make them available for lending. It further discusses that the largest CDL projects was developed by the Internet Archive, a nonprofit organization most widely known for the Wayback Machin; the National Emergency Library during COVID-19 by the Internet Archive; and impact of CDL model on publishers' markets.

This section offers news briefs on libraries. Alexander Street Press will collaborate with Equinox Software in the development of Evergreen Open Source ILS integrated library software (ILS). OCLC has launched a new Library Spotlight program, a free service that works with web services to promote libraries. Ingram Content Group, Inc. and Ebook Library (EBL) will collaborate on an online library interface platform that will allow libraries to search and purchase EBL content on an OASIS platform.

The article reports on the impact that class action copyright lawsuits and settlements can have on individuals, corporations and countries across the globe and discusses issues, including free trade, intellectual property treaties and antitrust laws, that are raised with the lawsuits and settlements. A discussion of three class action lawsuits which were related to copyright infringement is presented.

The article provides information on the evolution of the Butte Digital Image Project (BDIP) to conform to the interests of the community. It was launched in July 2009 by the Butte-Silver Bow Public Library (BSBPL) in Butte, Montana, formerly known as the Butte Free Public Library, to create digital replacements of monographs and pamphlets in the library collection dating from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. BSBPL will also make a digital collection of privately owned historical images, documents and other materials.

The article offers information about copyfraud, which refers to claiming falsely a copyright in a public domain work. These false copyright claims, which are often accompanied by threatened litigation for reproducing a work without the putative owner's permission, result in users seeking licenses and paying fees to reproduce works that are free for everyone to use, or altering their creative projects to excise the uncopyrighted material. The reason why some people and corporations slap a copyright symbol on an item in the public domain is to confuse and confound, to make a profit, and/or to scare people off from doing what they have a right to do.

Provides an overview on provisions under the Copyright Act of 1976. Exclusive rights of owners of published and unpublished works; Controversy about whether the Copyright Act protects electronic transmission of publications; White House Information Infrastructure Tas Force's report on `Intellectual Property and the National Information Infrastructure' (NII).

This section offers information technology news briefs. Social networking site Facebook has introduced new features designed to give users more control over their personal information and privacy. RIM has launched its BlackBerry Playbook designed to compete with Apple's iPad. JustCite, an upgraded legal citation and search service used by more than 20,000 legal practitioners, has been launched by Justis Publishing.

The article focuses on information technology news briefs as of July 2012. It states that the U.S. Government Printing Office is allowing bookstore Barnes & Noble sell federal electronic books for its Nook electronic book reader. It mentions that Questex Media Group has acquired information provider Ataway Exchange. It comments that telecommunications company L2Networks Corp. filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission concerning Net Neutrality.

This section offers news briefs on the information industry. Zagat Survey LLC has been acquired by Google. Softbank Corp. has invested 200 million U.S. dollars in InModi, a mobile and advertising network. Hearst Communications Inc. has selected Amazon to be its third-party seller of print subscriptions for Hearst's magazines over digital channels.

The article discusses updates about libraries worldwide as of April 1, 2018. Topics mentioned include the effort by the city library in MalmÖ, Sweden to use drag queens to tell fairy tales to children, the National Library of Norway's deal with the Norwegian rights organization Kopinor for the provision of copyrighted works online, and the growth of the iRead MobileLibrary in Lagos, Nigeria.

The article discusses copyright protections and exemptions undertaken by several countries. It cites Argentina's proposed draft bill extending the terms of copyright protection on photographs fro 20 years to life of the photographer plus 70 years which is being opposed by Argentine pressure group Fundacion Via Lbre. It cites efforts of library bodies to persuade World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to support international copyright exceptions for libraries and archives.

The article reports on the Weston Library where digitization is at the center of scholarship, research and preservation. The Weston Library is part of the Bodlleian Libraries at the University of Oxford where archivists will discover new ways to preserve digital materials. Lucie Burgess, the Bodleian's associate director for digital libraries, says the digital archivists face challenges daily with respect to the preservation of digital materials such as old floppy disks which are deteriorating.

The article focuses on the mission of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) to provide a voice for librarians and libraries worldwide on digital content, copyright and intellectual property issues.