Wiley Removes Over 1,300 Ebooks from Academic Library Collections
Last month, publisher John Wiley & Sons made headlines when it made the controversial decision to abruptly remove over 1,300 […]
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 for Libraries
Last month in our newsletter to members (join here so you don’t miss future news!), we shared a call to sign
The RAP Act: Protecting Creative Expression in Court
One of Authors Alliance’s long standing goals is to support authors’ freedom of expression. As we’ve recently highlighted, sometimes challenges
A “brief” update on the Warhol Case – Amicus Briefs and the Solicitor General’s View
Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith is high stakes, as far as copyright law goes. The fair use case, currently before
Authors Alliance Submits Amicus Brief in Sicre de Fontbrune v. Wofsy
Yesterday, Authors Alliance submitted an amicus brief in Sicre de Fontbrune v. Wofsy, joined by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, The
Fair Use, the First Amendment, and Foreign Copyright Judgments Part II
Earlier this month, we wrote about the recent Ninth Circuit decision in Sicre de Fontbrune v. Wofsy—a case about whether
Update: Respondent Lynn Goldsmith Files Brief in Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith
Last week, attorneys for photographer Lynn Goldsmith filed a reply brief in The Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith, a case
Can fair use and the First Amendment protect U.S. authors from foreign copyright judgments?
On July 13, the Ninth Circuit handed down an interesting opinion in Sicre de Fontbrune v. Wofsy, a case addressing
Hachette Book Group v. Internet Archive: Updates and Other Amicus Briefs
Last week, Authors Alliance submitted an amicus brief in Hachette Book Group v. Internet Archive. You can learn more about