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Our Coverage of the Work of the US Authors Guild

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Society of Authors Calls on UK Government to Fight Online Book Piracy

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonApril 8, 2019

‘Book piracy threatens authors’ livelihoods’ according to a new appeal from the Society of Authors to the British government to help protect copyright.

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US Publishers Slam ‘CDL’ as ‘Systematic Infringement’ as UK Authors Write to Foundations

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonFebruary 7, 2019

In a growing controversy over the Internet Archive’s handling of copyrighted material, the Association of American Publishers joins complaints from authors’ organizations.

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Authors Guild and Society of Authors Allege Copyright Infringement by the Internet Archive

In News by Porter AndersonJanuary 18, 2019

In a copyright flare-up, California’s Internet Archive finds itself on the wrong side of the English-speaking world’s two largest author trade organizations.

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New, Larger Authors Guild Survey: Falling Incomes for US Writers

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonJanuary 9, 2019

The new Authors Guild survey, larger than in the past and with input from other writing organizations, brings into question how authors are compensated and how the issue is assessed.

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Author Richard Russo Warns of Tech Giants’ Move Into Content for Writers

In News by Porter AndersonAugust 20, 2018

The conflict between artist and commerce, writes Richard Russo, ‘today is playing out algorithmically and those algorithms have not been designed for authors’ benefit.’

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Political Publishing in the US: Forthcoming Titles and an Authors Guild Statement on First Amendment Freedoms

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonAugust 13, 2018

As Simon & Schuster prepares to release new political books, the Authors Guild condemns Trump’s assaults on the news media.

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Authors Guild Demands Police Organization Cease Pressure on School About Reading List

In News by Porter AndersonJuly 13, 2018

The Authors Guild releases a letter sent to the president of a South Carolina police association: ‘Attempts at censorship by law enforcement organizations cannot be tolerated in a democracy.’

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US Authors Guild Opens First Regional Chapters and Amazon Author-Complaint Resolution

In News by Porter AndersonJune 8, 2018

Following its deployment of a traveling team of workshop leaders, the Authors Guild opens a round of regional chapters. It also has just opened a new author-complaint resolution service in direct cooperation with Amazon.com.

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Trademark Case: Authors Guild Wins ‘CockyGate’ Court Ruling

In News by Porter AndersonJune 1, 2018

In the ‘Cockygate’ court case mounted with the Romance Writers of America, the Authors Guild has prevailed against Faleena Hopkins: The guild says authors can use the word ‘cocky’ in titles.

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At BookExpo, a Look at Copyright Issues: ‘It’s the Author Who Suffers’

In News by Porter AndersonMay 31, 2018

‘Good public policy,’ the Association of American Publishers says at BookExpo, includes “good copyright policy.’ And the Authors Guild is producing a new, major survey of authors’ earnings.

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