Why the U.S. Needs to Strengthen Online Copyrights: An Indie Filmmaker’s Perspective
The 2024-2025 National High School Policy Debate Topic is: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks. […]
How A Strong Copyright System Benefits the United States
The 2024-2025 National High School Policy Debate Topic is: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks. Growing […]
How High School Debate Led to My Career in Copyright Policy
The 2024-2025 National High School Policy Debate Topic is: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks. […]
Photographers’ Rights: Navigating Copyright Realities (Webinar Recap)
To mark World Photography Day in August, the Copyright Alliance hosted a webinar titled Photographers’ Rights: Navigating Copyright Realities. Panelists included Alicia Calzada, Deputy General Counsel for the National Press […]
World Music Day 2024: The History of Music and Copyright
From classical to hip-hop and metal to opera, music is a medium that unites people despite linguistic and cultural barriers. In celebration of World Music Day 2024, we recognize the […]
Turning Books to Movies: Three Copyright Tips for Authors
What do “The Notebook,” “It,” “The Bourne Identity,” “Twilight,” “The Pursuit of Happyness,” and “The Color Purple” all have in common? You guessed it—they were all first literary works before […]
Music Royalties 101: Your Music Questions Answered
Kicking off the new year, the Copyright Alliance and Music Law Pro co-hosted Music Royalties 101 to help music creators navigate the various revenue streams to ensure proper collection of […]
Sandra Day O’Connor’s Copyright Legacy
On December 1, 2023, the world lost legal trailblazer and former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who was the first female Justice to serve on the nation’s highest court. […]
Copyright Cases Visual Artists Should Know: Part 3, Fair Use
As seen in parts 1 and part 2 of our blog series, where there is art, there are artists who love to push boundaries, particularly in copyright law. This is […]
Copyright Cases Visual Artists Should Know: Part 2, Authorship
In the previous blog post in this series (Part 1), we presented and discussed several visual arts copyright cases addressing the issue of copyrightability. In this blog, we look at […]