Authors Alliance Joins Call for STM to Withdraw its Open Access Licenses
Authors Alliance firmly believes in the importance of open licensing to vibrant and productive scholarship. But open licensing is legally […]
Why Digital Humanities Researchers Support Google’s Fair Use Defense
Guest-blogged by Authors Alliance member Matthew Sag, a professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Authors Alliance supports Google’s
Why the Authors Alliance Amicus Brief Supports Google’s Fair Use Defense
By Authors Alliance co-founder Pamela Samuelson. It was nearly a decade ago that the Authors Guild and three of its
Authors Alliance joins in letter against copyright term extensions in TPP
Authors Alliance is joining 34 other organizations in telling the negotiators of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) not to extend copyright
Why Does the Authors Alliance Care About Orphan Works?
By Authors Alliance co-founder Pamela Samuelson. During the Authors Alliance launch at the Internet Archive, I talked about why the
It’s Elementary My Dear Watson*: The Public Domain Can Benefit Authors
By Authors Alliance co-founder Molly Van Houweling. Yesterday Judge Richard Posner, writing for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
HathiTrust Wins Big Victory for Authors in Authors Guild Case
By Authors Alliance co-founder Pamela Samuelson. The Authors Guild may have suffered a major loss today when the Second Circuit
Amazon’s tactics in its dispute with Hachette are bad for authors
Guest-blogged by Mike Wolfe, an Authors Alliance member and copyright research fellow at UC Berkeley. Parts of this post have
Why Does the Authors Alliance Care About Copyright Reform?
By Authors Alliance co-founder Pamela Samuelson. The time is ripe for considering how copyright policy should respond to the opportunities
Authors Alliance announces principles and proposals for copyright reform
In conjunction with its public launch, the Authors Alliance has announced its Principles and Proposals for Copyright Reform. This document outlines the Authors Alliance vision for a copyright reform effort that would work for authors who write to be read.