The News Media Alliance, representing over 2,000 news organizations in the United States and globally, applauds the European Parliament’s decisive vote today for the new Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market.
Letter to Members of the European Parliament regarding EU Copyright Directive
On May 25, 2018, the European Union (EU) took an important step toward protecting news publishers’ right to reproduce and make available their products online. Currently, while European copyright laws generally protect the individual products of writers, journalists, and photographers, the publisher’s end-product – whether that is a printed newspaper or an online article – is often not protected.
In January 2018, the Copyright Office announced the final rule approving the transition from microfilm to PDF format for group newspaper registrations with the Copyright Office and Library of Congress. To help you navigate the new process, we’ve provided the following Q&A.
The News Media Alliance applauds the Copyright Office for signing the final rule allowing group newspaper registration via PDF.
Today the Copyright Office published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking allowing newspapers to use cost-saving technology for copyright registrations.
Demand for quality journalism may be at historical levels in 2017 but demands on journalism’s longstanding business models weigh heavily on reporters and publishers alike. It’s hardly breaking news that the news business hopes to innovate its way out of a digital dilemma.
We applaud today’s overwhelming House passage of H.R. 1695, the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act which would, within the Copyright Office, establish a Copyright Register who is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
On Monday March 27, in collaboration with the Copyright Alliance, the News Media Alliance hosted a “Fairness in Copyright” event on Capitol Hill.
“We are pleased by yesterday’s bipartisan introduction of the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act, which would establish a Copyright Register who is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
