I attended the ESLN Webinar, "Understanding the CASE Act and the Implications for Library Liability and Projection," by Dr. Tomas A. Lipinski. This was a content dense webinar. Lipinski noted that some aspects of the CASE Act implementation are still unknown. In addition, the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) is not yet up in running. Lipinski also noted that the CASE Act contains 35 references to forthcoming regulations. In other words, operationalizing the statute is in progress.
Because there are still unknowns about the CASE Act implementation and because my notes were definitely incomplete, I am providing a reference list rather than notes. If you need to understand the CASE Act, you might focus on the specific aspects that are important to you and your situation, rather than the entire act. If you decide to take a webinar, recognize that there is a lot to be covered! Perhaps someone will develop a series on the Act, so there is time to absorb the details and talk through scenarios.
References
- CASE Act
- Author's Guide - How the CASE Act will work.
- Copyright Alliance - How It Will Work
- Terrica Carrington and Keith Kupferschmid. (2021) CASE Act Signed Into Law: What This Means.
- Cynthia Ahmed. (2021) Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act.
- Jason Kelley. (2020) The CASE Act Is Just the Beginning of the Next Copyright Battle.
- Meaghan Kent and Danae Tinelli. (2021) Mixed reactions as copyright owners ring in 2021 with CASE Act.
- ___ . (2021) THE CASE ACT: New law could provide affordable remedy for copyright infringement.
- T.A. Lipinski. (2021) How Much of a Threat Are Copyright Trolls? American Libraries.
