The Business of Sports and Copyright: A Summary of our 2026 World IP Day Webinar
The 2026 World IP Day (WIPD) theme was IP and Sports: Ready, Set, Innovate. To celebrate this monumental holiday, the Copyright Alliance assembled a live webinar titled The Business of […]
The Legacy of Prince: How He Spoke Up for the Creative Community
April 2026 marks 10 years since the passing of legendary funk R&B artist Prince. Prince has a profound legacy defined by innovation, gender blending artistry, and influential ambiguity. The notorious […]
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 […]
Game On! Copyrightability of Board Games
Although this year’s National Board Game Day has come and gone, we’re still not quite ready to pack up our pieces. From classic family-fun staples like Candyland and Clue, to […]
Creator Member Catch-Up with Music Producer Marcus Manderson
This week, we caught up once again with musician, composer, audio engineer, and music producer Marcus Manderson, aka Da Fingaz. We first interviewed Marcus 10 years ago, and since then, his career has continued to […]
How Creators and Creative Industries Are Pushing Back Against AI Theft
Since the surge in generative AI technologies, almost every kind of creator and creative sector imaginable have protested the mass theft and ethical concerns arising from how these technologies have […]
Creator Spotlight with Songwriter & Musician Don Tomlinson
This week, we’re pleased to introduce songwriter and musician Don Tomlinson. He’s a Copyright Alliance Creator Member, and his company Solid Sterling Music is a BMI Publisher Member. What was the inspiration […]
Top Noteworthy Copyright Stories from March 2026
Brace yourselves for this copyright news roundup. March 2026 was one of the busiest months in recent memory for the copyright world, with huge developments on critical copyright issues that […]
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 […]