Archive for Advocacy
NY Governor Hochul Vetoes Bill Requiring Copyright Owners to License Content to State Libraries
On December 29, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have required electronic book publishers to issue licenses to state libraries on ... Read More
News Media Alliance Calls on U.S. Copyright Office to Recommend Further Measures to Clarify Law and Policies, Strengthen Publishers’ Existing Rights
On January 5, the News Media Alliance submitted additional comments to the Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, Shira Perlmutter, in response to ... Read More
The Alliance Proposes Additional Recommendations for the Copyright Office to Protect High-Quality Journalism
On January 5, the News Media Alliance filed additional comments with the U.S. Copyright Office with regards to their Publishers’ Protections Study ... Read More
Alliance Signs Onto Letter Urging Congress to Withdraw Subpoena for Photojournalists’ Records
On December 22, the Alliance signed on to a letter by the Reporters Committee to the congressional committee investigating the January 6th attack on the ... Read More
Statement: News Media Alliance Supports AAP’s Suit to Protect Copyright
On December 9, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Maryland to block legislation that would force publishers ... Read More
Copyright Office Holds a Roundtable on Publishers’ Protections
On December 9, the U.S. Copyright Office held a roundtable regarding its Study on Ancillary Copyright Protections for Publishers ... Read More
News Media Alliance, National Newspaper Association Agree to Combine Forces on Postal, Public Policy
The News Media Alliance and National Newspaper Association, both long-standing newspaper advocacy organizations with Washington, D.C., area offices, have created a joint policy group to ... Read More
Alliance Writes Letter Urging DC Council to Preserve First Amendment Protections
On November 30, the Alliance and seven other national and local associations sent a letter to the DC Council opposing an Amendment to DC’s anti-SLAPP ... Read More
Alliance Joins Brief Arguing for Anti-SLAPP Fee Provision Applicability in Federal Court
On October 26, the Alliance joined a brief, filed in the Ninth Circuit, arguing that California’s anti-SLAPP law should be applied in whole, including the attorneys ... Read More
Alliance Joins Brief to Protect California Anti-SLAPP Law
On November 3, the Alliance joined a brief, filed in the Ninth Circuit, arguing for robust anti-SLAPP law applicability. In Planet Aid v. Reveal, the plaintiff argued ... Read More
