The US Congress granted libraries special rights through limitations and exceptions in the US Copyright Act, but there is nothing to stop private contracts from contravening these rights and conflicting with the public policy objectives that Congress intended. This article suggests approaches that the US Congress may take to protect library rights, including revisiting a 2002 legislative proposal by Representative Zoe Lofgren.
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