The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an organization of 34 member countries including the United States that develops and promotes policy to foster economic and social well-being worldwide, is meeting this week in Paris to discuss Internet policy. A document resulting from these talks outlines 14 principles for Internet policy development, including an [...]

This summer, Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon is expected to bring big bucks to the box office, but it already brought $24 million in spending to the state of Illinois, last summer.  According to the Illinois Film Office, the film provided 400 jobs (in addition to extras) during the 30-day shoot in and around Chicago.  [...]

Today, Alliance member BSA launched an upgraded version of its industry leading standards-based software asset management training course and certification program, SAM Advantage.  Featuring easier navigation, an enhanced user interface and improved functionality, SAM Advantage helps IT pros effectively manage software assets in a way that eliminates unintentional piracy while increasing IT efficiencies. In Syn© is a [...]

Last week the Copyright Alliance was privileged to host three renowned photographers for a discussion on Capitol Hill about the work that happens behind the scenes to create memorable images. Inherent to their stories is the role copyright plays in helping photographers make a living, and promote various social aims by licensing images. Each artist [...]

Terry Hart posted a great piece this morning on his Copyhype blog. Quoting the late Barbara Ringer’s 1974 essay The Demonology of Copyright, Hart illustrates how, despite the technological advances over the past 40 years, the fundamental arguments for copyright remain the same.  Read the post here, and for some additional summer reading, find Ringer’s essay at the Copyright Office’s [...]

A Different View on PROTECT-IP and the Internet Opponents of legislation to protect American small businesses, artists, authors and entrepreneurs from digital theft have waged a scare campaign about the supposed effect of the bill on the functionality of the Internet. Various individuals have rebutted these claims, including the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. A [...]

Social activist, social documentarian, professional historian, voyeur – all self-descriptive terms offered by some of photography’s best at an extraordinary discussion on Capitol Hill today. Recording Our History: Faces Behind the Camera featured civil rights era photographer Matt Herron; famed wedding and Kennedy family photographer Denis Reggie; and John Harrington, past President, White House News [...]

Numerous news outlets this morning reported that the MPAA, RIAA and internet service providers are nearing agreement on a long discussed proposal to better educate internet users on legal options for receiving entertainment content online, and to inform consumers who repeatedly engage in infringement online that their actions are inappropriate. We have not seen the [...]

Today, the Copyright Alliance is hosting an event on Capitol Hill highlighting our members who work as professional photographers.  The event, Recording Our History: Faces Behind the Camera brings together some of the biggest names in photography to share their experiences as well as discuss the state of their industry and the important role copyright [...]

Kudos are in order to PayPal, who teamed up with the MPA to identify and close accounts belonging to merchants selling pirated DVDs.  Like advertising company GroupM, PayPal is not only modeling good corporate citizenship, they are serving as a leader in the legitimate online marketplace, taking positive steps toward ensuring that internet commerce is safe and [...]