New Study Reveals Trends in Information Consumption, Copyright Awareness and the Impact of Working from Home (Upcoming Webcast)
Outsell’s new 2020 study offers trends in information consumption and copyright awareness, when working from home changed our typical work environments.
Copyright in 2020: The Year in Review
Keith Kupferschmid kicks off 2021 with the most important moments in copyright we experienced this past year.
Copyright and Distance Learning: Lessons from the TEACH Act
With COVID-19 becoming our new normal, and with much discussion of distance learning — including the unique copyright issues raised by distance learning, there should be more discussion around the Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act, known generally as TEACH Act.
Google and Facebook Begin to Pay for News: Will This Trend Hold?
Disputes between content and ad-serving platforms — such as Google and Facebook — and various news publishers have been roiling at least since the launch of Google News (Sept 2002).
Are Rightsholders Ready for Public Domain Day?
Copyright limitations for thousands of works expired on January 1, 2019, aka Public Domain Day. Are publishers, creators and other rightsholders ready?
Is it Time for a DMCA Update? Senator Tillis Says Yes
In 2019 and 2020, Tillis, in his capacity as chair of the Senate IP subcommittee, held a series of hearings focused on known problems with several DMCA provisions and has stated his intent to put forward a legislative fix for which there may be bipartisan support — and controversy.
Managing Scientific Literature Access and Copyright Compliance in a Remote Workforce
While current circumstances may make it seem like it’s not an optimal time to throw something new at people, rolling out new literature management solutions that will make workers’ lives and managing content easier is a worthwhile venture – and a less daunting one than you may think.
IFRRO Addresses the Invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
The Privacy Shield had been the four-year-old mechanism under the protection of which EU companies have been sending personal information about EU citizens to the United States for processing.
EU Court Shreds Banksy’s Claim of Trademark
A couple of years ago, a certain street artist made it into the headlines when he used a mechanical shredder to destroy one of his images immediately after it had sold at auction for $1.4 million. He goes by the pseudonym “Banksy,” and he is in the news again.
Shira Perlmutter Selected US Register of Copyrights
On Sept 21st, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced Shira Perlmutter will be the nation’s 14th Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office.