On Wednesday, the Campaign for Reader Privacy (CRP) said that progress is being made in the fight to restore the safeguards for the privacy of bookstore and library records that were eliminated by Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act.

The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) welcomed a ruling on Wednesday by the Ohio Supreme Court that booksellers and other owners of "generally accessible" websites cannot be prosecuted under an Ohio law that makes it a crime to electronically disseminate to minors material that is "obscene or harmful."

Work to reach a final compromise on key provisions of the USA Patriot Act that are set to expire at the end of this year has been put off until 2010.

The bookseller members of the Board of Directors of the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) are encouraging their fellow booksellers to take a minute during the holiday selling season to join ABFFE, the bookseller's voice in the fight against censorship.

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The American Booksellers Association and its partners in the Campaign for Reader Privacy are urging supporters to contact members of the U.S.

The American Booksellers Association and its partners in the Campaign for Reader Privacy today voiced support for a new House bill that would restore important reader privacy protections eliminated eight years ago by the USA Patriot Act. The USA Patriot Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R.

The American Booksellers Association today joined with its partners in the Campaign for Reader Privacy in urging Congress to expand proposed protections for library records in a Patriot Act reauthorization bill to encompass all books -- whether borrowed or purchased.

In what many consider to be one of the most important free speech cases to be argued in 25 years, the U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing a ban on depictions of animal cruelty that critics argue could be applied broadly to encompass everything from popular movies and documentary films to books and images posted by animal welfare groups.

From September 26 through October 3, indies around the country celebrated Banned Books Week with everything from in-store displays to special events.