Copyright Alliance CEO Keith Kupferschmid and Former Register Maria Pallante Discuss Google v. Oracle
I recently spoke with former Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante about the copyright case Google v. Oracle America pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. Maria served for more than 10 […]
Stop Senator Ron Wyden and Big Tech from Crushing Creators’ Hopes for S. 1273-The CASE Act
The CASE Act is a bipartisan copyright dispute resolution bill that is inches away from becoming the law of the land. Unfortunately, though, it has stalled in the Senate due […]
Senate DMCA Hearing Explores the Current State of Section 1201
On Wednesday, the Senate IP Subcommittee held a fifth hearing in its ongoing investigation into the viability of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) twenty-two years after its enactment. Titled Are […]
Q&A with Senator Thom Tillis, Chairman of the Intellectual Property Subcommittee
I recently had the opportunity to share some questions with Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) about a number of critical topics, ranging from DMCA reform to digital video piracy to his […]
Copyright Alliance Survey Reveals Growing Threat of State Infringement
This week, the Copyright Alliance submitted comments to the Copyright Office in response to its Notice of Inquiry (NOI) for public comment on the extent to which copyright owners experience […]
Senate Hearing Explores the Intersection of Fair Use and the DMCA: Part II
[This post is the second of two covering this week’s Senate Subcommittee on IP hearing, titled”How Does the DMCA Contemplate Limitations and Exceptions Like Fair Use?”. For a summary of […]
Senate Hearing Explores the Intersection of Fair Use and the DMCA: Part I
Yesterday, the Senate IP Subcommittee held a fourth hearing in its ongoing investigation into the viability of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) twenty-two years after its enactment. Titled How […]
Allen v Cooper: The Epilogue: The Copyright Office Embarks on a Journey to Determining Just How Bad the State Copyright Infringement Problem Is.
On May 29, the U.S. Copyright Office issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) for public comment on the extent to which copyright owners experience infringement of their works by states […]
Fourth Circuit’s Kurbanov Reversal Spells Trouble for Foreign-Based Piracy
On June 26, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded an Eastern District of Virginia decision in UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Tofig Kurbanov, which […]
Creators in Support of the CASE Act – It’s a No Brainer
The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act) provides a practical solution to a spectrum of injustice for creators, publishers and copyright administrators alike. Why is it important to […]