Are Recipes and Cookbooks Protected by Copyright?
There’s a great deal of time, money, and effort that goes into creating recipes and the content that accompanies them. Creators can spend hours perfecting a dish, taking mouthwatering photographs […]
Generative AI Licensing Isn’t Just Possible, It’s Essential
There is a recurring argument made by many generative AI companies and their supporters that getting permission to use copyright-protected material to train AI models is overly burdensome and would […]
Does Copyright Law Protect Gravestones?
When we think of gravestones, we often focus on their sentimental or historical value. Yet, gravestones contain an unexpected legal aspect: copyright. Other common motifs of Halloween, such as scary […]
How Strong Copyright Laws Empower Local Communities
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. […]
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 […]