Penn Libraries News The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Enters a New Era December 9, 2024 By Stephen Wolfson Earlier this year, the United States Copyright Office added or renewed a number of exemptions to the DCMA, including many that benefit education and research.
Penn Libraries News The Government Policies That Shape Open Access October 22, 2024 By Stephen Wolfson An open access mandate for federally funded research highlights the importance of equitable access to scholarship.
Penn Libraries News A look at the latest ruling against the Internet Archive October 2, 2024 By Stephen Wolfson Courts have ruled that the Internet Archive's controlled digital lending program is not fair use. Here’s what it means for the rest of us.
Penn Libraries News The Purposeful Messiness of United States Caselaw May 22, 2024 By Stephen Wolfson How courts make and interpret law, and what it means for copyright.
Penn Libraries News A 1980s comedy act, an Andy Warhol painting, and the Copyright Claims Board walk into a bar April 17, 2024 By Stephen Wolfson Or, what ‘The Diceman’ can teach us about fair use.
Penn Libraries News Hachette Book Group v. Internet Archive and the Future of Controlled Digital Lending February 21, 2024 By Stephen Wolfson What a case against the Internet Archive might mean for how libraries lend digital books.
Penn Libraries News How an Andy Warhol Photo Might Impact the Future of Music Sampling January 5, 2024 By Stephen Wolfson Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith may have been the most influential fair use decision in 2023.
Penn Libraries News Is that TikTok dance meme copyrighted? It’s complicated…. November 29, 2023 By Stephen Wolfson How technology changes the way we create, consume, share, and interact with copyrighted works.
Penn Libraries News Halloween Chills and Copyright Thrills October 30, 2023 By Stephen Wolfson Copyright Advisor Stephen Wolfson talks about the public domain in horror and fantasy, from Night of the Living Dead to Fables.