Keith Kupferschmid is President and CEO of the Copyright Alliance, a position he has held since 2015. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Copyright Alliance’s operations—including strategy, government affairs, communications, membership, and liaising with boards and committees. To learn more about his career background and achievements, read Keith's full bio. Below is a compilation of every blog Keith has written for the Copyright Alliance.
The Copyright Alliance Honors Senator Marsha Blackburn
On September 23, 2026, the Copyright Alliance presented Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) with an award to thank her for her decades of ongoing support of creators and the copyright industry. […]
You Can’t Steal Your Way to Fair Use: The Unclean Hands Doctrine and AI Training
The following blog post is part four of a four-part series on the use of pirated copies of copyrighted works by AI companies and whether such use should be considered […]
Fair Use Is Not a Shield AI Companies Can Use to Shelter Their Use of Pirate Copies: Analysis of Fair Use Factors 2-4
The following blog post is part three of a four-part series on the use of pirated copies of copyrighted works by AI companies and whether such use should be considered […]
Fair Use Is Not a Shield AI Companies Can Use to Shelter Their Use of Pirate Copies: Analysis of Fair Use Factor 1
The following blog is part two of a four-part series on the use of pirated copies of copyrighted works by AI companies and whether such use should be considered to […]
AI’s Piracy Problem: You Can’t Build an Empire on Stolen Goods
This is part one of a four-part blog series about AI companies use of pirated copies of copyrighted works taken from illicit sources to train their AI models. As generative […]
AI Developers’ Trail of Book Destruction
The Copyright Alliance has long supported the responsible, ethical, and respectful development and use of artificial intelligence (AI). However, we raise a ruckus on behalf of the copyright community when […]
AI Licensing Isn’t the Enemy of AI Innovation, It’s the Backbone
As copyright lawsuits against AI companies continue to mount, there’s a common thread that runs through most of the over 100 cases that have been filed: fair use. At a […]
A Tribute to PPA CEO David Trust
During my ten-year career at the Copyright Alliance, there have been few constants. The issues have changed, the membership has changed, the policymakers we work with have changed, and there […]
Pro Codes Critics Have It Exactly Backwards
The Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes (Pro Codes) Act was recently reintroduced in the Senate with bipartisan support, and right on cue, a familiar chorus of opposition has […]
A Tribute to David Carson: A Life Dedicated to Protecting Creativity
There are careers, and then there are callings. For David Carson, his life’s work in copyright law was unmistakably the latter—a steady, principled commitment to protecting the rights of creators […]