Are writers a sustainable political constituency capable of effecting, collectively, massive change? Wait, why are you laughing? It’s true that writers aren’t nearly as powerful a political force as large,… Read more »

For publishers, there are certain dates that can either cause terrible anxiety or tremendous excitement. When a world is opened up, or a secret kingdom closed down. When you reign… Read more »

Oh haha, Finland. You almost had us convinced you were serious about hearing your citizens’ ideas on copyright. When you announced your Citizen’s Initiative Act, where any proposed bill that… Read more »

A federal court ruled on Monday that the character Sherlock Holmes is, in fact, part of the public domain, Abby Abrams writes for Time. This comes in the wake of… Read more »

In a new report by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, entitled “Supporting the Creative Economy”, the committee has strongly criticized the Hargreaves Review’s proposed changes to copyright and condemned… Read more »

A legal fight is brewing over ownership of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes character. In a lawsuit filed in February, Leslie Klinger, a Holmes scholar, argues that the entirety… Read more »

The news came out this week in English-language media, that Luo Li, the founder and former head of one of China’s largest literary websites, Qidian, has been arrested, though there are… Read more »

Copyright trolls, no longer simply lurking under bridges, have taken to the internet, using threats of legal action to make quick money. The trolling technique has proved so popular in… Read more »

On Friday, Harper Lee filed a lawsuit in Manhattan to regain the copyright to her only published novel, the classic To Kill A Mockingbird, from her literary agent. The lawsuit alleges… Read more »

Internet providers tracking customers seems like a free evidence collecting service for future law suits… Read more »