Non-Fungible Tokens, Ownership of Digital Objects, and Copyright
News about non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) selling for eye-popping sums has been hard to miss. Nyan Cat, an iconic GIF of […]
Public Domain Day 2021: Paths to the Public Domain
Last week, we celebrated a new batch of works from 1925 entering the public domain. In copyright, the public domain
What if Bill Bryson or Neil deGrasse Tyson wrote a book about copyright?
by Paul J. Heald Such a literary effort might look like Copy this Book: What Data Tells Us about Copyright
Shaping Your Publication Contract to Meet Your Goals: Part 2
Book publication contracts deserve careful attention because their terms control the rights and obligations of authors and publishers for the
Shaping Your Publication Contract to Meet Your Goals: Part 1
Book publication contracts deserve careful attention because their terms control the rights and obligations of authors and publishers for the
Fagundes & Perzanowski on Abandoning Copyright
Authors Alliance is grateful to Nicolas Charest, Copyright Research Assistant, for providing this review of an academic article proposing a
New Empirical Study of Australian Publishing Agreements: A Case for Statutory Reversion Rights for Authors
Authors Alliance is grateful to Nicolas Charest, Copyright Research Assistant, for contributing this post. New findings based on empirical research
Copyright Registration and Recordation 101
If you have questions about copyright registration, you’re not alone! Authors often ask us why they should register copyright in
Distinguishing Trademarks from Copyrights: A Q&A for Authors
Authors Alliance is grateful to Nicolas Charest, Copyright Research Assistant, for researching and drafting this post. There is longstanding confusion
New Report on Termination Rights for Authors
Last week, Public Knowledge released Making Sense of the Termination Right: How the System Fails Artists and How to Fix