Visit Authors Alliance’s Booth at AWP 2025
This post is by Syn Ong, an LLM student at U.C. Berkeley Law School. This semester, Syn has been working […]
Updates on AI Copyright Law and Policy: Section 1202 of the DMCA, Doe v. Github, and the UK Copyright and AI Consultation
Authors Alliance has been closely monitoring the impact of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Section 1202, and we have been watching the development in UK copyright law closely. Here are some updates.
Fair Use, Censorship, and Struggle for Control of Facts
Imagine this: a high-profile aerospace and media billionaire threatens to sue you for writing an unauthorized and unflattering biography. In
The Public Interest Corpus: An Update and Opportunities for Co-Development
In December 2024 we announced a new project to develop a public interest AI training corpus focused on books. Over
Independent Publisher’s Lawsuit Against Audible Fails, Highlighting Challenges to Receive Fair Streaming Compensation
Audible has a history of relying on ambiguous contractual terms to reduce author payouts. Despite Audible’s track record, the courts were unsympathetic to Teri Woods’ grievances.
Copyrightability and Artificial Intelligence: A new report from the U.S. Copyright Office
Recently, the United States Copyright Office published its Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 2: Copyrightability, the second report
On The New NIH Indirect Cost Guidance
A little over a week ago, the National Institutes of Health issued a new guidance policy on indirect costs in
Thomson Reuters v. Ross: The First AI Fair Use Ruling Fails to Persuade
Facts of the Case On February 11, Third Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas (sitting by designation for the U.S. District Court
Why Bayh-Dole has nothing to do with public access to articles under the Federal Purpose License
The Bayh-Dole Act and other U.S. patent law govern ownership and commercialization of federally funded inventions, but they do not dictate how the Federal Purpose License should be interpreted or applied within the confines of copyright law.
Artificial Intelligence, Authorship, and the Public Interest
Today, we’re pleased to announce a new project generously supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The