Europe’s Fractured Public Domain: An Update on Anne Frank’s Diary
April 26 is World Intellectual Property Day—an opportunity to highlight and learn more about IP issues around the world. This […]
Important Fair Use Decision Stands, Helps Keep Authors’ Works Findable
Pamela Samuelson, President, Authors Alliance There was very good news for authors in the Supreme Court’s decision not to review
Introducing Our Guide to Crafting a Rights Reversion Letter
Books that have fallen out of print, or aren’t selling as well as they used to, can enjoy a second
The Authors Alliance Guide to Crafting A Reversion Letter
The first step in reverting rights to previously published work is to initiate a conversation with the rightsholder—usually a publisher.
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
Understanding Open Access: Now in Print
When we released our guide to Understanding Open Access this past fall, we published the guide as a digital file
Joseph Nye: A Rights Reversion Success Story
We are pleased to feature the following guest post by Brianna Schofield, a teaching fellow at UC Berkeley Law and
John Kingdon: A Rights Reversion Success Story
We are pleased to feature the following guest post by Nicole Cabrera and Jordyn Ostroff, students at UC Berkeley Law