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 &…

1. The U.S. Copyright Office’s Own Report States Need For Stakeholder Discussion and Consensus In May 2020, the Copyright Office issued a report on its 5-year study of the DMCA’s Section 512. On technical measures, the Copyright Office concluded: “Regardless of any future congressional action on section 512(i), the development of STMs depends upon voluntary collaboration and consultation within and…