Announcing the “Text and Data Mining: Demonstrating Fair Use” Project
We’re very pleased to announce a new project for 2023, “Text and Data Mining: Demonstrating Fair Use,” which is generously […]
Please Support Authors Alliance This Holiday Season!
Dear Members and Allies, Since 2014, you have helped Authors Alliance fulfill our mission to advance the interests of authors
Book Talk: Data Cartels
We’re excited to invite you to join us for another book talk, co-sponsored with Internet Archive, with author Sarah Lamdan
Github Copilot Class Action Lawsuit (and why authors and researchers should pay attention)
Yesterday there was a pretty interesting class action lawsuit filed against Github and Microsoft. The suit is about Github’s Copilot
Community Call : Writing About Real People Legal Guide
Writing about real people can raise a number of complicated legal issues for authors. Legal issues such as defamation and
Authors speak out: an update on the Wiley ebook situation
Last week we wrote about publisher John Wiley & Sons abruptly removing some 1,300 ebooks from library collections, and then
Wiley Removes Over 1,300 Ebooks from Academic Library Collections
Last month, publisher John Wiley & Sons made headlines when it made the controversial decision to abruptly remove over 1,300
Biden’s Open Access to Research Policy and How it Affects Authors
Several weeks ago, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a memo titled Ensuring Free, Immediate,
Authors for Libraries
Last month in our newsletter to members (join here so you don’t miss future news!), we shared a call to sign
The RAP Act: Protecting Creative Expression in Court
One of Authors Alliance’s long standing goals is to support authors’ freedom of expression. As we’ve recently highlighted, sometimes challenges