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 […]
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
Authors Alliance Signs on to Amicus Brief in Hunley v. Instagram
Authors Alliance is pleased to announce that we have joined with several civil society and library organizations (EFF, CCIA, ALA,
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
Update: Authors Alliance Opposes the Revised Journalism Competition and Preservation Act
Today, Authors Alliance joined 20 public interest, civil society, and other like-minded organizations in signing on to a letter opposing
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