Authorship & Accessibility in the Digital Age: A Roundtable Report
The Internet has opened up the opportunity for creators to reach worldwide audiences. Authors can transmit digital creations in a […]
Q&A With Lateef Mtima of the Institute of Intellectual Property and Social Justice
Authors Alliance founding member Lateef Mtima is Founder and Director of the Institute of Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ) and
Authors Alliance Submits Comment to U.S. Copyright Office in Support of Mandatory Deposit of Electronic-Only Books
In response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Authors Alliance has submitted a comment to the U.S. Copyright Office in
Property and Paychecks: Jessica Litman on Copyright and Authors’ Rights
Professor Jessica Litman’s recent paper, What We Don’t See When We See Copyright as Property, analyzes how the legal concept
Supreme Court to Weigh in on Copyright Registration Circuit Split
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to resolve the question of what the Copyright Act means when it says that
Authors Alliance Joins Letter to Copyright Office: Screen Capture is Not a Sufficient Alternative to Circumvention
A key policy issue at Authors Alliance is our support for authors’ right to make fair use in the digital
Authors Alliance, Teachers, and Copyright Experts Support Limitations and Exceptions for Education at WIPO SCCR/36
This week, Authors Alliance is participating in the thirty-sixth session of the World Intellectual Property (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright
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
Creative Commons Summit Builds Momentum for Strengthening Author Rights
We would like to thank Creative Commons General Counsel Diane Peters for contributing the following post, which originally appeared on
Rights Reversion Success Story: Jessamyn West
As part of our occasional Q&A series on alternative publishing models, we talked with librarian extraordinaire Jessamyn West, who successfully