Out of roughly 16,000 eligible books, movies, or music, no more than five percent could expect to earn more than a total of $100 in the space of 20 years. The rest of the works—more than 15,000 of them—were expected to be worth less than five dollars per year (economically speaking) to their rights holders.
Now that the Bartz settlement has passed some initial judicial hurdles and is moving along, with important deadlines approaching (opt-out
In Cox v. Sony, a jury found internet service provider Cox Communications liable for contributory and vicarious copyright infringement after
In the news recently were several reports about the Supreme Court deferring a decision on whether President Trump can fire Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights. We have previously blogged about the origins of this lawsuit and why the lawsuit matters for authors, but the rapid developments over the past few months warrant an update. We explain below where the case now stands—and how it connects to two major Supreme Court cases that may shape the future of the US Copyright Office.
We’re pleased to share our 2025 annual report, where you can find highlights of our work this year to create guidance
Today, we are pleased to release The Public Interest Corpus Principles and Goals. This release builds on the recap of
This past year, Authors Alliance continued to work to ensure that the voices of authors who write to advance the
We’re very happy to announce the release of the third white paper in our Legal Pathways to Open Access series!
The Public Interest Corpus recently completed the last of three planning workshops. The final workshop was hosted at the University
“No person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title.” 17 U.S.C.
