Last Congress, hedge fund Alden Global Capital and Big Media conglomerates like Gannett and Sinclair Broadcast Group orchestrated a covert campaign to coax Congress into establishing a government-mandated bailout for the largest media organizations in America. The proposal they devised was dubbed the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA). Despite their best efforts, Big Media has repeatedly failed to convince…

This week a wide range of comments were submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) on generative AI and copyright. Libraries, digital rights advocates, startups, technology companies and venture capital firms alike have discussed how best to usher in generative AI’s promising societal benefits such as enhancing creativity and promoting scientific progress – the entire purpose of copyright, as enshrined…