Copyrightability and Artificial Intelligence: A new report from the U.S. Copyright Office
Recently, the United States Copyright Office published its Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 2: Copyrightability, the second report […]
Public Domain Day—A Diversion to Sound Recordings
Happy Public Domain Day! Every January 1st the United States adds a new crop of works to its public domain.
Support Authors Alliance!
As we end the year, I’m writing to ask for your financial support by giving toward our end-of-year campaign (click
New White Paper on Open Access and U.S. Federal Information Policy
Authors Alliance and SPARC have released the first of four planned white papers addressing legal issues surrounding open access to
Text Data Mining Research DMCA Exemption Renewed and Expanded
Earlier today, the Library of Congress, following recommendations from the U.S. Copyright Office, released its final rule adopting exemptions to
Antitrust Lawsuit Filed Against Large Academic Publishers
On September 12, a San Francisco-based law firm filed an antitrust lawsuit on behalf of UCLA professor Lucina Uddin against
Hachette v. Internet Archive Update: Second Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Against Internet Archive
We got a disappointing decision yesterday from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the long-running Hachette v. Internet Archive
Authors Alliance and SPARC Supporting Legal Pathways to Open Access for Scholarly Works
Authors Alliance and SPARC are excited to announce a new collaboration to address critical legal issues surrounding open access to
Clickbait arguments in AI Lawsuits (will number 3 shock you?)
The booming AI industry has sparked heated debates over what AI developers are legally allowed to do. So far, we
Some Initial Thoughts on the US Copyright Office Report on AI and Digital Replicas
On July 31, 2024, the U.S. Copyright Office published Part 1 of its report summarizing the Office’s ongoing initiative of