Archive for copyright

Google News Shutdown in Spain Was Not as Bad as Google Would Have You Believe
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Google News Shutdown in Spain Was Not as Bad as Google Would Have You Believe

For years, critics have attempted to make the case for why the EU should not adopt a similar copyright law. And for years, we’ve heard ... Read More
Statement: Alliance Applauds the House for Supporting the CASE Act
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Statement: Alliance Applauds the House for Supporting the CASE Act

The News Media Alliance commends the House of Representatives for passing H.R. 2426, the “Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019” (CASE Act), by ... Read More
News Media Alliance Condemns Google’s Refusal to License News Content in France
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News Media Alliance Condemns Google’s Refusal to License News Content in France

The News Media Alliance strongly condemns Google’s announcement that, under the newly adopted European Union Copyright Directive, it will stop displaying previews of news articles ... Read More
Public Interest Group Asks Congress to Take Away News Publishers’ Rights to Copyright Their Own Content
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Public Interest Group Asks Congress to Take Away News Publishers’ Rights to Copyright Their Own Content

Recently, a public interest group asked Congress to refrain from implementing the Publishers’ Right in the U.S., a copyright protection which is currently guaranteed by ... Read More
European Union Leads the Way in Protecting High-Quality Journalism
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European Union Leads the Way in Protecting High-Quality Journalism

The European Union took a massive leap forward in protecting news content on March 26, when the European Parliament voted to adopt the long-awaited Copyright ... Read More
European Parliament Passes Historic Copyright Reform
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European Parliament Passes Historic Copyright Reform

On March 26, the European Parliament voted to adopt the Copyright Directive by a vote of 348–274. The final Directive creates a Publishers’ Right that ... Read More
Alliance Applauds Passage of EU Copyright Law to Protect Online News Content
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Alliance Applauds Passage of EU Copyright Law to Protect Online News Content

The News Media Alliance applauds today’s passage of a landmark legislation updating the European Union’s copyright law for the digital age ... Read More
Letter to EC Re: Publishers’ Right
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Letter to EC Re: Publishers’ Right

On behalf of the Newspaper Association of America (NAA), I write to express our support for publishers’copyright protection under European Union law, a right currently ... Read More
Fairer Fair Use
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Fairer Fair Use

“Fair use” is one of the best-known copyright terms outside the legal community. Fair use is the ability to freely use another person’s content that ... Read More
News Media Alliance Applauds EU’s Historic Move toward Global Copyright Protection for News Publishers
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News Media Alliance Applauds EU’s Historic Move toward Global Copyright Protection for News Publishers

The EU today reached a final deal on the proposed Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market. The Directive creates a Publishers’ Right that provides ... Read More