The national nonprofit dedicated to advancing the arts in the United States, Americans for the Arts, released today the National Arts Index by Roland J. Kushner and Randy Cohen, a report that analyzes the health and vitality of the arts and culture in the United States. It looks at 76 national-level indicators of artistic and [...]

LOS ANGELES, CA – How I wish some of the bloggers who are so convinced the future of creative production requires reduction or abandonment of artists’ rights could travel in my circle and meet creators and promoters of creators who are in it for the love but also want to ensure they can keep sharing [...]

There are probably about 30,000 other people in the Washington, D.C. metro area that are talking, blogging, commenting, and posting about the U2 concert last night at FedEx Field in Maryland. I wasn’t intending on being one of those people – though it was a fantastic concert, as one might expect. But, throughout the concert, [...]

One truism about copyright is that one person’s inconvenience is another person’s absolute must. Passions brew on both sides, this is not new. What is interesting is when people switch sides. One recent example of this involves attorneys Joe Sibley and Kiwi Camara. You may remember these two as the defenders of Jammie Thomas in [...]

Today a San Francisco-based advocacy group rolled out an educational program for our nation’s teachers on copyright and fair use. I welcome their contribution to our nation’s educational resources, even if I don’t welcome their apparent reason for doing so, namely to counter the efforts of the nonprofit charitable organization Copyright Alliance Education Foundation (CAEF). [...]

Today is a big day for those of us here at the Copyright Alliance. We formally announced the creation of the Copyright Alliance Education Foundation — you can learn more about it at its web site, copyrightfoundation.org. I also encourage you to read our press release as well as this fact sheet about our efforts [...]

Sure, you can buy your wife or girlfriend a silver necklace at the local department store so she can look like everyone else. But would she rather you buy a silver necklace lined with sea glass that converts into a bracelet? Sure, you could buy your husband or boyfriend yet another tie. But perhaps he’d [...]

Today’s guest blog is from Adrian Ross, ASCAP’s Director of Public Affairs, who writes about ASCAP’s Songwriter Residency @ America Scores program. In recent years there has been increasing focus placed on providing children with opportunities to learn about the importance and value of copyright and intellectual property. ASCAP and The ASCAP Foundation have been [...]

Today’s guest blog is written by David Israelite, President and CEO of the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). At the NMPA, I am fortunate to work on behalf of people who inspire us with their work on a daily basis – songwriters. Their words and music have the power to move and motivate and excite [...]

Today’s guest blog is written by Michael Gallagher, President and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). In little more than a generation, video games have evolved from a niche market into a mass medium, helping millions of Americans live, work, and, of course, play. As a result, the entertainment software industry has become an [...]