Authors Speak Out in Favor of Controlled Digital Lending
In September 2018, Authors Alliance joined with other organizations including the Digital Public Library of America, Internet Archive, and UC […]
The Public Domain and Scholarly Research: Alexandra Stern on Increased Access to the History of American Eugenics
We are grateful to Alexandra Minna Stern for this contribution to our series of posts on the public domain. Stern
Kevin Smith on “Lessons from the ReDigi Decision”
The following analysis by Kevin Smith, Dean of Libraries at the University of Kansas, originally appeared on In the Open
Authors Alliance Submits Comment to U.S. Copyright Office in Support of Registration Modernization
Authors Alliance submitted comments in response to the United States Copyright Office’s Notification of Inquiry for Registration Modernization. The Office
Authors Alliance Submits Brief Supporting Reversionary Rights in Canada
Canada’s Copyright Act, last updated in 2012 through the Copyright Modernization Act, is currently under review. In early 2018, Canada’s
Guest Post: Analysis of Rulemaking and Exemptions to the DMCA in 2018
The following analysis was written by Harrison Grant and Brian Trinh of UCI Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic and
Authors Alliance Supports Limitations and Exceptions for Education at WIPO SCCR/37
Last week, Authors Alliance participated in the thirty-seventh session of the World Intellectual Property (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and
“Misleading on Fair Dealing”: Michael Geist on Educational Uses of Content in Canada
The following post is part of a series entitled “Misleading on Fair Dealing,” by Professor Michael Geist of the University
Authorship & Accessibility Resource Roundup
As a supplement to our recently released report on authorship and accessibility, we have compiled this list of resources that
Spotlight on Book Publication Contracts: Shaping Your Grant of Rights
In our Spotlight on Book Publication Contracts series, we are shining a light on the ways that authors can negotiate