Google Prevails in Copyright Lawsuit
Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals released its ruling in Authors Guild v. Google, and all artists could be affected by its outcome. Four years ago, the Google Book Search [...]
ASIP Comment to Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry: Mass Digitization Pilot Program
[download the pdf] October 9, 2015 Maria Pallante Register of Copyrights U.S. Copyright Office 101Independence Ave. S.E. Washington, DC 20559-6000 RE: Notice of Inquiry, U.S. Copyright Office, [...]
ASIP Reply Comment to Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry: Copyright Protection for Certain Visual Works
[download the pdf] September 22, 2015 Maria Pallante Register of Copyrights U.S. Copyright Office 101Independence Ave. S.E. Washington, DC 20559-6000 RE: Notice of Inquiry, US Copyright Office, [...]
IPA Reply Comment to Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry: Copyright Protection for Certain Visual Works
[download the pdf] October 1, 2015 Maria Pallante Register of Copyrights U.S. Copyright Office 101 Independence Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20559-6000 RE: Reply Comment, Notice of Inquiry, [...]
Orphan Works: Risking Our Nation’s Copyright Wealth
Is it wise to concentrate our nations’ copyright wealth in the hands of a few corporate databases? With the meltdown on Wall Street, this might be a good time to ask Congress that question. Here [...]
House Judiciary Committee Contact List
Democrats (D) Michigan, 14thHonorable John Conyers, Jr., Chairman 2426 Rayburn House Office Building,District of Columbia 20515-2214Phone: (202) 225-5126Fax: (202) 225-0072 (D) Florida, [...]
The Orphan Works Landscape
The New “Improved” Orphan Works bill is due out next week. We expect it to be much the same as the last one. Unfortunately, the Orphan Works landscape has changed. Several groups which opposed [...]
Key Congressional Districts
We’ve been advised of three more Congressional districts that merit special attention in opposing the Orphan Works Act. Would all artists in the following area codes: (262), (513), and (630) [...]
Publishers Side With Copyright Office on Orphan Works
Publishers anticipate OW provision as further justification for all rights contracts If artists and photographers are freaking out over Orphan Works legislation, publishers aren’t: “Allan R. [...]