Copyright
The Alliance advocates for its members’ ability to effectively protect their content and enforce their rights through copyright laws and licensing enforcement. Publishers are both creators and users of copyrighted works, who regularly interpret and rely on fair use principles to disseminate high quality journalism needed for an informed public. Copyright laws protect the ability of publishers to benefit from their significant investments in new, creative content, while also defending their ability to make lawful use of copyrighted works.
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Latest Articles
Copyright Registration Update
On Monday, December 9, News/Media Alliance SVP & General Counsel Regan Smith held a call for the Alliance's Copyright Working Group to provide the latest copyright registration updates ... Read More
Statement: House AI Task Force Report Recognizes Issues with Unchecked AI
Today the News/Media Alliance commends the Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Task Force on their leadership and thorough work in publishing their report that examines the issues surrounding the rapid growth and implementation of artificial intelligence. At the same time, the contents of their report demonstrate how much more work Congress has to ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Thousands of Creatives Rejecting Unlicensed Training of Generative AI Models
Today the News/Media Alliance, along with other 10,500 signatories, signed the Statement on AI Training that rejects unlicensed training of generative AI models on creative work. It is a critical time for creators and publishers around the world with multiple ongoing lawsuits in the United States and international governments debating ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Brief Supporting Music Publisher’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction Against Anthropic in Copyright Infringement Case
The Alliance, along with other leading trade associations representing record labels, music publishers, book publishers, and various artist and songwriter groups, moved to file a new amicus brief in an ongoing litigation between Anthropic and three music publishers, after the case was transferred from the Middle District of Tennessee to ... Read More
Recording Now Available! Member Webinar: Copyright Registration Tutorial: Part 2 of 2
The Copyright Office just made registration of publisher website content easier than ever by adopting its proposed Rule on Group Registration of Updates to News Websites. Join News/Media Alliance to learn all about this new rule and how to start registering and protecting your content now! ... Read More
Copyright Office Adopts Final Rule to Allow Publishers Register Online Content
The new rule applies to news websites, and will become applicable immediately. The rule is based on the same application as the pre-existing group registration option for newspapers – which the Alliance played an important role in developing prior to its adoption in 2018 – including the registration fee ... Read More
