Hitler's "Mein Kampf" Reprint Rejected as Bavarian Ban Upheld

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=email_en&sid=asCgbFu9SDZI

Interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights Update

http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=508
In preparation of the 8th Edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual, the Intellectual Freedom Committee revised several Interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights, which were adopted as amended by the ALA Council. The Committee also proposed three new interpretations to the Library Bill of Rights: “Importance of Education to Intellectual Freedom,” “Minors and Internet Interactivity,” and “Services to Persons with Disabilities.” “Services to Persons with Disabilities” was adopted by ALA Council during the 2009 Midwinter Meeting in Denver, CO. “Importance of Education to Intellectual Freedom” and “Minors and Internet Interactivity” were adopted by the ALA Council during the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL.
All the revised and new Interpretations will be available in the 8th Edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual. Publication of the Manual is scheduled to coincide with the 2010 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC. They are also available on the ALA site, Interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights.

Reps. Markey and Eshoo Introduce Internet Freedom Preservation Act

Would amend Communications Act to mandate net neutrality

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/31/2009 5:17:23 PM EDT

Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Ann Eshoo (D-Calif.) have given the industry and their colleagues something to ponder over the August recess: network neutrality.The pair Friday introduced the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009, according to a draft of the bill supplied by Public Knowledge, which called it a bold first step that was bound to be a conversation starter.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/326163-Reps_Markey_and_Eshoo_Introduce_Internet_Freedom_Preservation_Act.php

FTRF urges Supreme Court to reject broad speech ban

CHICAGO – The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF), the First Amendment legal defense arm of the American Library Association (ALA), has joined publishers, booksellers, writers and other media groups in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a statute that, if upheld, would allow the government to ban a wide range of material it deems to lack value, including many mainstream books, magazines and movies.

http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/july2009/broadspeechban_ftrf.cfm

Sensible censorship: Surfing for porn shouldn't be a public library service

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/07/sensible_censorship_surfing_fo.html

Appeal Filed to Overturn Ban in Salinger Case

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http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6672842.html?desc=topstory&

Library fight riles up city, leads to book-burning demand

A fight over books depicting sex and homosexuality has riled up a small Wisconsin city, cost some library board members their positions and prompted a call for a public book burning.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/22/wisconsin.book.row/