The U.S. Copyright Office’s Notice of Inquiry on the development and use of standard technical measures (“STMs”) and Section 512 generated strong opposition from creators, consumers, libraries and startups. The resounding opposition follows the Copyright Office’s separate March 2022 request for input on the use of technical measures to address copyright infringement, which also triggered a massive response in opposition,…

For our latest Copyright Corner Q&A series installment, Re:Create spoke with Sean Flynn, Director of the American University Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property. Flynn helps explain the meaning of  “information justice,” the restrictions that continue to constrain research and education – even in today’s digital age – and how global IP laws impact access to the Covid vaccine….

Last April, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decisive victory for fair use in its 6-2 ruling in the Google v Oracle case. In his majority opinion, Justice Stephen Breyer highlighted the importance of fair use to benefit the public, which is the key purpose of copyright law. Re:Create asked Pam Samuelson, Director of the Berkeley Center for Law &…