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.
International Fair Use Developments: Is Fair Use Going Global?
by Raoul Grifoni-Waterman, Copyright Policy Research Assistant at Authors Alliance, LL.M. Candidate at U.C. Berkeley Law, and Leiden University LL.M.
Fair Use Week Guest Post: Lydia Loren on Fair Use as More Than Just a “Defense” to Infringement
Lydia Pallas Loren is a founding member of Authors Alliance and a law professor at Lewis & Clark Law School
Fair Use Week Guest Post: Rebecca Tushnet on Fair Use and the DMCA’s “Anticircumvention” provisions
Rebecca Tushnet is a founding member of Authors Alliance and a Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center.
Authors Alliance Celebrates Fair Use and Fair Dealing Week!
This week is Fair Use and Fair Dealing Week, a time to celebrate, reflect on, and explain these important rights.
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