The journalists over at Torrent Freak posted a story under the headline, “Judge: BitTorrent Downloads Are Protected Anonymous Speech.”  The article details how a Florida Court determined that infringing conduct is protected by the First Amendment, and that disclosing infringers’ identities would constitute a violation of their right to anonymous speech. Upon learning that the [...]

Earlier this month, comedian and founder of Rhapsody, Rob Reid, gave a TED talk called the “$8 billion iPod” in which he introduced a new field of study, “Copyright Math.” Now before you run out and enroll in classes to catch up on this new field of study, or hire a Brinks truck to protect [...]

Earlier this week, the RIAA highlighted a key finding in the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s Digital Music Report that illustrated the role popular search engines play in providing access to websites that offer illegal MP3 downloads.  According to their blog, when IFPI used popular search engines to search for the top five artists [...]

Last week, blogger Chris Hanel posted a call to action to fans of webcomics regarding an app called DailyComix.  The Android app was essentially an aggregator of popular webcomics, ripping the images and repackaging them with the app’s own advertising, all without obtaining permission from, or providing compensation to, the creators of the comic.  In [...]

In what some are calling a pocket history of rock music, Bruce Springsteen‘s keynote address at this year’s South by Southwest festival celebrated music’s long and diverse history, and reflected on the events and musicians that helped inspire and shape The Boss and his career. Speaking to an audience of past, current, and future creators, [...]

Today, Paul Williams, President and Chairman of the Board of The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance at a hearing concerning the implications of Russia’s accession to the WTO for the United States.  In his testimony, Williams highlighted the difficulties U.S. songwriters, composers, and music [...]

Yesterday, the Department of Commerce re-launched an updated version of StopFakes.gov.  The site is a dedicated resource for information about intellectual property rights, including protection and enforcement tools.  The site also offers information for consumers about how to spot and report counterfeit or pirated goods.  Learn more at www.stopfakes.gov

In yesterday’s New York Times, David Carr reports that at South by Southwest this week, more than one person is talking about the importance of giving credit to creators of content on the web.  In his article, he mentions two approaches that were announced at the annual festival: the Council on Ethical Blogging and Aggregation [...]

This week, several news outlets reported that Apple’s iOS devices and Google’s Android devices contained loopholes in their design that permitted applications to access and copy personal photos and videos stored on the devices.  On both Google and Apple devices, users that give apps permission to access location information (Apple) or even just the internet [...]

At the Copyright Alliance, we regularly hear from artists and creators that find their work being used without their permission on various websites, but are unsure of how to deal with it and/or may not have access to legal counsel.  To that end, we have created two resources designed to educate and assist creators to [...]