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 [...]
[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, [...]
[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, [...]
[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, [...]
[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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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’ [...]
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 [...]