Yesterday, Public Knowledge filed an amicus curiae brief in Supap Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons before the Supreme Court of the United States. In this brief, Public Knowledge urges the Supreme Court to order John Wiley & Sons, Inc., to pay Mr. Kirtsaeng’s attorney fees as a reward for defending the public’s right to resell lawfully purchased books….

*Cross-posted from ARL News* On February 22–26, 136 organizations and numerous individuals participated in Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2016, an annual celebration of the important—and flexible—doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. This year’s event was organized by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and participants included universities, libraries, library associations, and many other organizations, such as Creative Commons, the Electronic Frontier…

By Joshua Lamel, Executive Director of Re:Create Coalition The United States Trade Representative (USTR) will hold a public hearing on March 1 on its Special 301 report, which identifies countries that lack adequate intellectual property (IP) protection or “deny fair and equitable market access to US persons who rely on intellectual property protection.” In past years, Special 301 reports ignored or…

Check out all of the great posts from Day 5 of Fair Use Week 2016! Don’t see yours? Contact us to get yours added! Comics Kyle K. Courtney and Sarah W. Searle, authors, and Jackie Roche, illustrator and author, “Bill Graham Archives v. DK: Music Promoter’s Archives vs. Publisher” (PDF) Kyle K. Courtney and Sarah W. Searle, authors, and Jackie…

Every time anyone create a meme or posts a gif to social media that makes use of someone else’s original idea, he or she is engaged in “fair use.” It might not the biggest part of one’s day but it certainly enriches the experience. To recognize and appreciate the thousand-and-one small ways fair use makes our lives fuller and more…

Check out all of the great posts from Day 4 of Fair Use Week 2016! Don’t see yours? Contact us to get yours added! Images Swarthmore College Libraries, Warhol-esque soup can reading “Using old art to make new art is fair use,”promoting a library event for users to create transformative art Radio Radio Berkman, Berkman Center for Internet & Society,…

Most people don’t realize copyright law impacts what we do every day, including how we watch and listen to entertainment. The principle of “fair use” is part of our nation’s copyright law that allows everyone to use existing material without permission, under certain circumstances. View our Buzzfeed for the 19 things you’d be missing out on without this protection of free expression.

Check out all of the great posts from Day 3 of Fair Use Week 2016! Don’t see yours? Contact us to get yours added! Radio WOSA Public Radio: interview with Sandra Enimil, head of The Ohio State University Libraries Copyright Resources Center, about how to interpret and apply fair use Resources Brigham Young University, Copyright Licensing Office: Fair Use Week…

*This week is Fair Use Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. It is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair use and fair dealing, celebrate successful stories, and explain these doctrines.   Today’s post is by guest blogger, Wanda Noel, a Canadian lawyer with a practice focused exclusively on copyright. Noel…

*This week is Fair Use Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. It is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair use and fair dealing, celebrate successful stories, and explain these doctrines.  Cross-posted from fairuseweek.org* Check out all of the great posts from Day 2 of Fair Use Week 2016! Don’t…