What if you woke up one day to discover that a website you use almost every day seemingly no longer exists? Instead, when you enter the website’s URL, you see a splash page informing you that the site has been blocked in the U.S. pursuant to a federal court order. Or maybe you just get a 404 error. Unfortunately, if…

Understanding our nation’s copyright law is important, but also complex. The below glossary of key copyright terms is a resource to help promote informed discussions about copyright policy.  The US Copyright Office: Housed within the Library of Congress, the US Copyright Office (USCO) is the United States government body that creates and maintains records of copyright registrations and other transactions, provides deposit…

Notice and Takedown: Housed within section 512(c) of the Copyright Act, Notice and Takedown is a process in which a copyright holder can report allegedly infringing content posted by a user online to the relevant online service provider (OSP), who then removes it upon review. The alleged infringer has an opportunity to issue a “counter-notice” certifying that their use is…

Re:Create is a coalition founded to engage policymakers and the public on how balanced copyright enables free expression, creativity, and innovation. Collectively, the members of Re:Create represent over 100,000 libraries that are visited by the public 1.5 billion times per year; public interest think tanks and legal teams that fight censorship by repressive regimes globally and defend free expression, privacy,…

Washington, D.C. – Following the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) release of part two of its report on Copyright and AI, focusing on the copyrightability of AI outputs, Re:Create Executive Director Brandon Butler issued the following statement.  “Re:Create welcomes the U.S. Copyright Office’s latest report on AI, and we applaud the office for concluding  that our existing balanced copyright framework is…

Washington, D.C. – Following Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)’s introduction of the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA) Re:Create Executive Director Brandon Butler issued the following statement in opposition to this legislation.  “FADPA and similar ‘site-blocking’ proposals would give Big Content the internet killswitch it has sought for decades. Copyright is hotly contested and infamously easy to use as a cudgel against…

Copyright affects all Americans – from business owners to artists, platforms, libraries, social media users, academics, students, and so many more. On the first day of Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)’s Copyright Week 2025, themed “Copyright Policy Should Be Made in the Open With Input From Everyone,” it’s crucial to emphasize that the interests and communities impacted by copyright policy extend…