A Tale of Two Cases: Fair Use in Who’s Holiday!
and KinderGuides
We would like to thank Authors Alliance legal research assistant Allison Davenport for writing the following analysis. Two courts in […]
Termination of Transfer FAQs
What does termination of transfer mean? Termination of transfer is a way for authors (or their family members) to reclaim
David Hansen on Proposed Changes to Section 108 of the Copyright Act
On September 15, the U.S. Copyright Office released a Discussion Document outlining proposed changes to Section 108 of the U.S.
Authors Alliance Petitions for New Exemption to Section 1201 of the DMCA
Last month, we reported in detail on our petition to the U.S. Copyright Office to renew exemptions to the DMCA
Spotlight on Open Access and Academic Publishing:
Barton Beebe
In the third part of our series on innovative academic publishing models—which has also featured Q&As with Eric von Hippel
Spotlight on Open Access and Academic Publishing:
James Boyle & Jennifer Jenkins’ Open IP Casebook
“The 1950’s distribution mechanism for the casebook… needs to go the way of the whale oil merchant, the typing pool
NAFTA Negotiations: Authors Alliance Joins Public Interest Groups in Support of Transparency and Balanced Copyright Policy
Today, Authors Alliance joins with other public interest advocates such as Creative Commons, SPARC, Internet Archive, OpenMedia, and Public Knowledge
Spotlight on Open Access and Academic Publishing:
A Q&A With Eric von Hippel
Just in time for the 2017 back-to-school season, we’re featuring a series of posts on alternatives to traditional publishing models.
Notice and Takedown and Academic Digital Libraries
Prior to joining Authors Alliance as Executive Director earlier this year, Brianna Schofield was the Clinical Teaching Fellow at UC
Authors Alliance Petitions to Renew Multimedia E-Book Exemption to Section 1201 of the DMCA
While copyright law generally provides for exceptions like fair use that maintain our ability to criticize, comment on, and transform