Universities as Internet Service Providers (ISPs), an Interview with Stephen Wolfson
In Cox v. Sony, a jury found internet service provider Cox Communications liable for contributory and vicarious copyright infringement after […]
What is Happening with the Register of Copyrights?
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.
Authors Alliance 2025 Annual Report
We’re pleased to share our 2025 annual report, where you can find highlights of our work this year to create guidance
Releasing The Public Interest Corpus Principles and Goals
Today, we are pleased to release The Public Interest Corpus Principles and Goals. This release builds on the recap of
Happy Giving Tuesday! Consider Supporting Authors Alliance
This past year, Authors Alliance continued to work to ensure that the voices of authors who write to advance the
New Whitepaper: A Thorny Question In Copyright
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 Update – Oakland Edition
The Public Interest Corpus recently completed the last of three planning workshops. The final workshop was hosted at the University
Suno, Yout, Perplexity AI and §1201: AI Training and another piece of the DMCA
“No person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title.” 17 U.S.C.
Big Ten Open Books: An Interview with Kate McCready (BTAA) and Charles Watkinson (UM)
Authors Alliance has had a longstanding interest in helping authors see their older books reinvigorated with new life by making them available online for free on an open access basis. One of the most exciting initiatives working on OA for backlist books is the Big Ten Open Books program. This post is based on a set of questions I posed to Kate McCready (Program Director for Open Publishing, Center for Library Programs at the Big Ten Academic Alliance) and Charles Watkinson (Director of University of Michigan Press and Associate University Librarian for Publishing at the University of Michigan) about what the program is and how it works.
Copyright Winter is Coming (to Wikipedia?)
This is a guest post by Matthew Sag, Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data