Educational Fair Use Update: Congressional Hearings and Cambridge University Press v. Patton
Pam Samuelson & Mike Wolfe At Authors Alliance we keep a close eye on what’s going on in fair use […]
Principles and Proposals for Copyright Reform
We believe it is high time for authors like us to speak up for a “Next Great Copyright Act” that will carry forward the Founders’ vision of copyright and meet its goals in the digital age. We believe that these reform proposals will help renew the nation’s commitment to a copyright law that secures a just balance between private ambitions and the public good.
To this end, we propose four principles that should guide copyright law and appropriately align the interests of individual creators with the interests of the public for whom they create, and state a number of proposals to help see these principles realized.
Christopher Sprigman on Pricing to Be Read
Authors Alliance founding member Christopher Sprigman, a law professor at NYU, discusses how he negotiated for a lower price for
Lydia Loren on Semaphore Press
Authors Alliance Founding Member Lydia Loren from Lewis and Clark Law School explains how her publishing company, Semaphore Press, is
Why I Joined: Paul Courant
Authors Alliance is always seeking new members to join its community. Advisory Board member Paul Courant explains below why he
Recap: Authors Alliance panel discussion at Harvard
Last Thursday, Authors Alliance traveled to Harvard to present a panel discussion titled “Authorship in a Digital World: How to
Making copyright work for authors
Authors Alliance Co-Founder Molly Van Houweling On Oct. 10 I traveled to Columbia Law School to attend and speak at
Preview: Advisory Board Member Michael Eisen on Open Access
We had the chance to sit down with Authors Alliance advisory board member Michael Eisen and talk about Open Access
Announcing our Open Access FAQ
It’s now Open Access Week, an annual event that celebrates and promotes open access to scholarship and research. Open access
UC Press Pioneers the Scholarly Monograph’s Open Access Future
By Authors Alliance co-founder Tom Leonard, University Librarian at the University of California, Berkeley. Last Spring the view out the