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, [...]
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Posted IPA Comment to Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry: Copyright Protection for Certain Visual Works
[download the pdf]July 17, 2015 Maria Pallante Register of Copyrights U.S. Copyright Office 101 Independence Ave. S.E. Washington, DC 20559-6000 RE: Notice of Inquiry, Copyright Office, [...]
In Artists Rights, Copyright, Copyright Act, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Office, Copyright Office Orphan Works, Copyright Reform, Orphan Works
Posted The Return of Orphan Works Part 1: The Next Great Copyright Act
For more than a year Congress has been holding hearings for the drafting of a brand new US Copyright Act. At its heart is the return of Orphan Works. Twice, Orphan Works Acts have failed to pass [...]
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Posted Letter to Congressional Creative Rights Congress
May 14, 2013 Representative Judy Chu Representative Howard Coble Co-Chairs, Congressional Creative Rights Caucus Committee on the Judiciary Subcomittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the [...]
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Posted ONE SMALL STEP FOR ARTISTS
At last it may be possible for some illustrators to start receiving reprographic royalties. The Illustrators Partnership has been pressing this issue for several years. Last April we [...]
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Posted Graphic Artists Guild Lawsuit Dismissed
Last week the New York State Supreme Court, New York County, dismissed all claims in a million dollar lawsuit brought by the Graphic Artists Guild (GAG) against the Illustrators’ [...]
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Court Rejects Google Book Settlement
Yesterday, U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin rejected the Book Rights Registry settlement between Google and the US Authors Guild. The $125 million commercial agreement would have rewarded both [...]
