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
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
Readers And Book Markets Benefit From Authors Reclaiming Their Rights
The following guest post by Paul Heald describes his recent analysis of the beneficial effect of rights reversion and termination
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
Rights Reversion Success Story: Dale Cannon
Dale Cannon is Professor Emeritus of philosophy and comparative religion at Western Oregon University. In March of 2017, he reverted
AWP Authors Inform Our Upcoming Guide to Publication Contracts
Earlier this month, Authors Alliance attended the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) conference in Tampa, Florida. We presented