Embarking On A New Journey With The Copyright Alliance
When I told my daughter I was changing jobs a few weeks ago she asked me the name of my new organization. I told her I was going to be […]
GroupM Joins Initiative to Make Pirating Less Lucrative
This week, GroupM, the global media investment management giant, adopted the Trustworthy Accountability Group’s (TAG) anti-piracy guidelines. This is a big win for the group’s efforts, and an example of […]
One Voi©e Creator Profiles: Cristopher Lapp (Interview)
CRISTOPHER LAPP, a Copyright Alliance grassroots member, is a renowned Los Angeles based celebrity and fashion photographer. Cris has worked with the likes of Karl Lagerfeld (CHANEL), Giorgio Armani (Armani), […]
On the next Librarian of Congress
The Copyright Alliance recently sent the following letter to President Obama describing the qualities the next Librarian of Congress would ideally possess. Dear Mr. President: Creators care deeply about the […]
Visual Artists: Recent Orphan Works Rumors Are Not True
After a podcast interview last week in which an illustrator claimed that artists will lose copyright protection if they do not speak up, a campaign of misinformation has quickly evolved, […]
Individual creators at the center of copyright policy
Creativity is an inherently human feature – it constantly flourishes everywhere in the world and the digital age has made it easier than ever to realize that creative expression is […]
Bringing Accountability to the Internet: Web Services Aiding and Abetting Rogue Sites Must Comply With Injunctions
Background This week, the Southern District of New York provided copyright owners an important victory in being able to enforce their copyrights when it clarified that a third-party Internet service […]
Florida’s True Origin of Digital Goods Act is a step in the right direction
The Florida Legislature has passed the “True Origin of Digital Goods Act” with bipartisan support in both the Senate and the House. In its key provision, the bill establishes that […]
It is not just the creative community – online piracy is damaging to consumers and legitimate brands
Today, Digital Citizens Alliance released Good Money Still Gone Bad, a follow up to last year’s Good Money Gone Bad on the revenue that stolen content sites make from advertisement. […]
House Judiciary Committee Holds Last Copyright Review Hearing
On Wednesday, April 29, the House Judiciary Committee held its last copyright review hearing, The Register’s Perspective on Copyright Review. For the past two years, the House Judiciary Committee held […]