University of Michigan Press to build digital scholarship platform
A much-needed boost to digital scholarship is in the works at University of Michigan Press, which announced this week that […]
Fair Use Best Practices and Creative Communities
Guest post by Founding Member Michael Madison For a week about fair use, let me make fair use about authorship,
Why is Fair Use Good for Authors?
Authors Alliance Co-Founder Pamela Samuelson Authors and artists rely on copyright’s doctrine of fair use far more than they may
Fair Use and the Ecstasy of Influence
Authors Alliance Co-Founder Molly Van Houweling In honor of fair use week, we’re taking a look back The Ecstasy of
In Search of James Bond’s Essence
Authors Alliance Co-Founder Pamela Samuelson Having read several of Ian Fleming’s books as a youngster and seen virtually every James
Authors Alliance Submits Comment on 1201 Exemption Petition
Last fall, Authors Alliance began the process of petitioning for an exemption to the law that prohibits the circumvention of
Nous sommes Charlie
Authors Alliance is appalled at the recent attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, its staff, and bystanders in Paris.
Working with the Chimp
By Authors Alliance Co-Founder Tom Leonard Last year Authors Alliance turned to a cartoon monkey, MailChimp, to handle our email.
Our year in review
As Authors Alliance HQ wraps up a very busy inaugural year, it seems like a good time to reflect on
Authors Alliance seeks DMCA exemption to enable production of multimedia ebooks
Multimedia ebooks are still in their early days, but they present new opportunities for authors to express their ideas, creativity,