The Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance (LACA) has signed the Statement on the Four Digital Rights of Memory Institutions, adding one of the UK’s most important copyright advocacy bodies to the growing Our Future Memory movement.
LACA is the principal UK organisation lobbying on behalf of the library, information, and archive professions and their users for fair copyright practices. Its membership spans the breadth of the sector: from national libraries and university consortia to archive bodies and professional associations. When LACA speaks on copyright, it speaks for the people who run the institutions that keep public knowledge alive.
Christy Henshaw, Co-Chair of LACA, explained the decision to sign:
“The UK Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance advocates for a fair and balanced copyright framework, one that upholds the rights of copyright holders while equally recognising the essential freedoms of users. By signing this Statement, we affirm our support for Our Future Memory’s call to protect, and indeed strengthen, the vital role of memory institutions as custodians of knowledge in a digital age where access to trusted information is so critical to our society.”
The Movement Expands
LACA’s endorsement is a signal from the UK copyright community that the digital rights of memory institutions are a mainstream concern, not a niche one. Libraries and archives hold knowledge for everyone who needs it, now and in the future. Getting that right in law requires exactly the kind of sustained, expert advocacy LACA brings.
Call to Action
Our Future Memory continues to grow. If your organisation has not yet signed, we encourage you to do so. No institution is too small, and the breadth of the sector matters as much as the weight of its largest members.
đź”— Sign the Statement: https://ourfuturememory.org
📧 Contact the Campaign: campaigns@internetarchive.eu
Learn More
Previous Informational Webinar
If you missed our recent informational webinar, “Protect Our Future Memory: Join the Call for Library Digital Rights,” you can still watch the session to learn more about the growing international movement to secure the digital rights memory institutions have long held in the physical world.
Podcast: Hear the Voices Behind the Movement
To explore the origins, urgency, and global significance of the Four Digital Rights, we encourage you to listen to the Future Knowledge podcast episode on this campaign. Featuring leaders from across the library, archive, and digital rights communities, the episode offers essential context on why these rights matter—and what’s at stake.
