Authors Alliance Submits Comments to U.S. Copyright Office in Support of Reforming the DMCA Exemption Process
Since our founding, Authors Alliance has advocated for policies that protect fair use and non-infringing uses of copyrighted works. As […]
Why Authors Alliance Supports a Broader View of Fair Use Than the Authors Guild
by Authors Alliance co-founder Pamela Samuelson In December 2015, the Authors Guild asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the
Begging To Differ With Authors Guild About Google Book Search
A version of the following letter by Authors Alliance co-founder Pamela Samuelson ran in the Wall Street Journal on February 13
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act And Freedom Of Expression: A New Rule Preserving Authors’ Fair Use Rights In The Digital Age
The following is a guest post by Aleksander Danielyan and Lauren Wong, third-year law students of the Intellectual Property, Arts,
Anne Frank and the Lasting Legacy of the Public Domain
The Diary of Anne Frank is expected to go into the public domain in the Netherlands this January. But in
Who cares about Extended Collective Licensing?
Authors Alliance recently filed a comment with the United States Copyright Office urging it to reconsider its flawed extended collective
Pamela Samuelson Explains How Google Books and Fair Use Benefit Authors
Authors Alliance co-founder Pamela Samuelson has published an opinion piece in today’s Chronicle of Higher Education on the substantial benefits
Fair Use Affirmed On Appeal in Google Books Case
Today the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a widely anticipated ruling in favor of the defendants in the Authors
Authors Alliance Urges Reconsideration of Extended Collective Licensing
Today Authors Alliance submitted comments to the U.S. Copyright Office in response to a proposal in the June 2015 Report
“Happy Birthday” Freed From False Copyright Claims
Under a court ruling this week, Warner/Chappell music publishing no longer gets a slice of every “Happy Birthday” cake. After