Authors Alliance
Authors Alliance is a non-profit organization further the public interest in facilitating widespread access to works of authorship by assisting and representing authors who want to disseminate knowledge and products of the imagination broadly.[1]
| Founded | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Founders | over 200 founding members |
| Type | 501(c)(3) non-profit organization |
| Focus | Promoting authorship for the public good by supporting authors who write to be read. |
Key people | Pam Samuelson, Thomas Leonard, Molly Van Houweling, Carla Hesse |
| Website | http://www.authorsalliance.org/ |
A 2018 guide to negotiating author rights
Main issues
The Authors Alliance's main issues are Managing Authors' Rights, Authorship Law & Policy, Reaching Audiences, and Authorial Reputation & Integrity.[2]
Rights reversion
The Author's Alliance has released a how-to guide on authors' rights reversion, "Understanding Rights Reversion: When, Why & How to Regain Copyright and Make Your Book More Available," a guide that arms authors with the information and strategies they need to revive their books, authored by Nicole Cabrera, Jordyn Ostroff and Brianna Schofield.[3][4]
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gollark: Maybe. I've not really investigated it much.
gollark: For some weird reason minty toothpaste makes me feel a bad burning-y sensation which lasts for a while after I use it, which seems like the opposite of the usual behavior.
gollark: Why would you *keep* that rice?
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See also
- List of works available under a Creative Commons license
References
- "About Authors Alliance". Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- "Issues". Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- "KEEPING YOUR BOOKS AVAILABLE". April 9, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- "Understanding Rights Reversion: When, Why, & How To Regain Copyright And Make Your Book More Available". Retrieved 2013-05-23.
External links
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