Authors Alliance Supports Consideration of Termination of Transfer Provisions in South Africa
The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa is currently considering the Copyright Amendment Bill, an update of the country’s […]
Authors Alliance Testifies in Support of Fair Use at the Library of Congress
A key policy issue at Authors Alliance is our support for authors’ right to make fair use in the digital
Canadian Federal Court of Appeal Rejects Access Copyright Bid to Overturn Board Ruling on Insubstantial Copying, Fair Dealing
The following analysis of a recent Canadian court decision discussing insubstantial copying and fair dealing was written by Authors Alliance
Marrakesh Treaty Guarantees Right to Read for the Print-Disabled
Last week, a bipartisan coalition in Congress introduced a bill to implement the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published
Authors Alliance Submits Reply Comment in 2018 DMCA Rulemaking
In December 2017, Authors Alliance submitted comments to the U.S. Copyright Office in support of a modified exemption to Section
Imagination Foregone: A Study of the Reuse Practices of Australian Creators
We are grateful to Dr. Kylie Pappalardo of the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, for contributing the following
Revisiting Georgia State: Fair Use and Academic Incentives
What effect does fair use have on incentives to create? For some academic authors, there is growing evidence that fair
Amanda Levendowski on Fair Use for Fairer AI
The principles of copyright law sometimes have a way of appearing in unexpected places. Recently we featured an article by
Copyright Registration Part 2:
How to Register Your Copyright
Last week we outlined the benefits of registering your work with the U.S. Copyright Office. If you missed it, start
Copyright Registration Part 1:
Why Register Your Copyright?
Under today’s copyright laws, copyright protection for original, creative works is automatic from the moment the work is “fixed in