Prosecraft, text and data mining, and the law
Last week you may have read about a website called prosecraft.io, a site with an index of some 25,000 books […]
Copyright Office Holds Listening Session on Copyright Issues in AI-Generated Visual Works
Earlier this week, the Copyright Office convened a second listening session on the topic of copyright issues in AI-generated expressive
‘Negotiating with the Dead’
This is a guest post by Meera Nair, PhD, Copyright Specialist for the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), commenting
Authors Alliance Annual Report: 2022 In Review
Authors Alliance is pleased to share this year’s annual report, where you can find highlights of our work in 2022
Authors speak out: an update on the Wiley ebook situation
Last week we wrote about publisher John Wiley & Sons abruptly removing some 1,300 ebooks from library collections, and then
Biden’s Open Access to Research Policy and How it Affects Authors
Several weeks ago, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a memo titled Ensuring Free, Immediate,
Authors Alliance Supports Model Ebook Legislation
Authors Alliance is pleased to add its support to an effort that would restore balance to the ebook market. Last
Update: Fair Use in the Courts in 2021
In April, we published a post on two major fair use decisions from this year: Google v. Oracle and The
Update: Library E-Book Lending Legislation and Partnerships
It is no secret that Authors Alliance loves libraries, and we support policies that help libraries fulfill their essential role
Copyright and American Independence Day
In today’s post, we will be sharing some facts about copyright law and American Independence Day. While the two might