A university’s mission is educating its students. Congress should never thwart that. But nor should university administrations resist opportunities for education.
For those reasons we should all welcome the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HR-4137) that has emerged from a House-Senate conference and is on its way to passage in the House and Senate and then on [...]

We talk about a digital divide in this country, but there is a very real one in the Arab world, with only an estimated 5 million Arabs online. So how do you reach 300 million Arabs across 22 countries? With a satellite channel, as Wagdy Sawahel reports in IP Watch.
A new satellite channel based in [...]

That’s what Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) called the attitude of those who would make use of creative works, in this case music, at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing she chaired this morning. It’s a great way of phrasing what I often say (including earlier today), namely that those who focus on the “rights” of end-users [...]

What’s the right rate for [fill in the blank] music service? Should we trust the Copyright Royalty Board? Should we let Congress decide? And if we let Congress decide, which Senate bill properly determines what is fair?
The fact is, there is no perfectly right answer to these questions. A lot of heat was generated today [...]

You wouldn’t think those two have much to do with each other, but Steve Rubel sees a correlation, and what he sees isn’t good for newspapers and magazines. I spend a lot of time focusing on both of these industries from a copyright standpoint, as I have a background in both and feel both are [...]

In a potentially ground-breaking move, the six largest Internet service providers in the United Kingdom have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with hundreds of UK record companies via the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and with the Motion Picture Association with the intent of reducing infringing traffic of creative works online.
The MoU grew out of [...]

Rights are worthless if they aren’t enforced. When copyright owners and creators see their rights as having meaning through enforcement, all of society wins through creation of new works. We also benefit from more jobs and more tax revenues and investment in the US economy, benefits that cannot be understated given this country’s current economic [...]

Want to know why copyright opponents never seem to understand the value of copyright? Because they compare a musical performance that will please generations of listeners to the one-time service of dry cleaning a pair of pants.
I mean, really.

Today’s guest blog is written by Dan Glickman, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
Consider the following questions:
1. Does your home computer contain information that you feel strongly about protecting, such as your social security number, financial information, tax records?
2. [...]

You find a range of opinions on orphan works legislation in Congress, including among Copyright Alliance members. But I believe all out there who care about copyright and creators’ rights agree that nothing good will come of an artist being denied their rights even when they are making efforts to ensure their works can be [...]