Author talk: The Copyright Wars with Peter Baldwin and Pamela Samuelson
We are so pleased to be able to co-sponsor this next book talk with Internet Archive, hosted on December 15 […]
Analysis: Opinion Released in U.S. v. Bertelsmann
Last week, the district court released its opinion in United States v. Bertelsmann, an antitrust case concerning a proposed merger
Book Talk: Data Cartels
We’re excited to invite you to join us for another book talk, co-sponsored with Internet Archive, with author Sarah Lamdan
US Copyright Office Defends Artists’ Rights to Terminate their Copyright Transfers
UPDATE: You can find Authors Alliance’s comment on the Copyright Office’s proposed rulemaking here. “Termination of Transfer,” is a legal
Github Copilot Class Action Lawsuit (and why authors and researchers should pay attention)
Yesterday there was a pretty interesting class action lawsuit filed against Github and Microsoft. The suit is about Github’s Copilot
Judge Blocks Penguin Random House/Simon & Schuster Merger
On Monday, Judge Florence Pan issued an order enjoining (or blocking) the proposed merger of Penguin Random House and Simon
Book Talk: Walled Culture by Glyn Moody
Authors Alliance is very pleased to announce an upcoming virtual book talk, co-sponsored by the Internet Archive, with journalist and
Privacy for Public-Minded Authors Part I
Privacy may not seem like an important issue for authors who write to be read: after all, our members are
Community Call : Writing About Real People Legal Guide
Writing about real people can raise a number of complicated legal issues for authors. Legal issues such as defamation and
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