Welcome! The Journal of the Copyright Society The Journal of the Copyright Society is the world’s leading peer-reviewed journal exclusively devoted to the subject of copyright law. For over seventy years, the Journal has published landmark articles on copyright law by prominent academics, judges, industry leaders, practitioners, and government officials. The Journal is published four times a year. We also have our online forum and research podcast, Copyright Fixation. We publish articles, interviews, news, panel transcripts, essays, and more. Interesting in submitting an article, or pitching an idea? Send an email to our Editor-in-Chief! eic@copyrightsociety.org Learn More About the Journal Now Accepting for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 Applications Apply to be a Copyright Society Student Fellow The Copyright Society Student Fellows program provides opportunities for undergraduates, JD and LLM students to work with us in a variety of capacities. Be part of the Journal (and yes, that includes bluebooking). You can apply for an externship, internship, work-study, or just volunteer. We accept applications year round. We are currently accepting applications for Fall 2026. These will be virtual opportunities. We are also looking for students in the Washington, D.C., New York City, and Los Angeles areas for specific projects. Apply Here Coming Soon Listen and Read Copyright Fixation We are excited to announce the debut of Copyright Fixation, an online forum and research podcast, which is a supplement to the Journal of the Copyright Society. Over fifty interviews in our 1976 Copyright Act @ 50 Series Additional Forum articles by scholars, practioners and students all about copyright Vintage Copyright, exploring our copyright past with Zvi Rosen and Elizabeth Townsend Gard, co-curating Conversations are special limited series related to Journal articles. Public Domain Threads are short pieces related to specific works in the public domain. Keeping Up with Copyright, helping us to understand the latest news related to copyright, and includes Aaron Moss, Joshua Simmons, Bijou Mgbojikwe, and others! And so much more! Learn about Copyright Fixation Winter 2026 Read Volume 73(1) We are pleased to present Volume 73(1), the first issue of 2026. Table of Contents and links to the articles can be found here. We have the Brace Lecture with Scott Martin, the Meyer Lecture with David Nimmer, our featured article by Jessica Litman as well as articles by Glynn Lunney, Bill Rosenblatt and Howie Singer, Barbara Bruni, and Agnes Beatrice Gambill West. We have administrative news, and we also have “What We’re Watching,” by one of our Copyright Society Fellows, Eric Dolente. And we also have a transcription of the mid-winter panel, A Brief History of Copyright Revision, with Eric Schwartz as moderator, Justin Hughes, and Molly Shaffer Van Houweling. Table of Contents for 73(1) Become a Member of the Copyright Society! Not yet a member of the Copyright Society? Come join and find people that love copyright as much as you do. Memberships now include free online CLEs. We have a Mid-winter meeting in January, and an Annual meeting in June. And there are lots of opportunities to network, engage, and even serve on committees. And you get a free subscription to the Journal of the Copyright Society. And this year, we have dropped our prices for academics and government employees to just $100 a year. How could you not join? Here is more information on membership for individuals, groups, students, academics, government, and more. You can also purchase directly a subscription to the Journal. A subscription to the Journal of the Copyright Society runs from January through December and includes four issues. Subscriptions are accepted throughout the year for this period. Subscription orders received mid-year will be sent back issues, beginning with the first issue of the current volume. Price includes postage and handling, and is in U.S. Dollars. Please note that prepayment is required on all orders and must be made in U.S. dollars. Membership Benefits We’re Ranked #5 For 2024, we are pleased that we have been ranked #5 by the Washington and Lee Law Journal Rankings in both Intellectual Property and also Arts, Entertainment and Sports Law. And we’re even in the Top 25 for Science, Technology and Computing Law. Read Our Latest Journal Issue HEADACHES IN PERPETUITY: THE COLLISION BETWEEN COPYRIGHT LAW AND STATUTORY PROTECTIONS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE Scott Martin Volume 73, Issue 1 THE COPYRIGHT ACT NEVER GOES OUT OF FASHION David Nimmer Volume 73, Issue 1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF COPYRIGHT REVISION Justin Hughes , Molly Shaffer Van Houweling , Volume 73, Issue 1 AUTHORSHIP NONESENSE Jessica Litman Volume 73, Issue 1 REFLECTIONS ON THE USE AND MISUSE OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS IN COPYRIGHT Glynn S. Lunney, Jr. Volume 73, Issue 1 HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR COPYRIGHT LAW TO CATCH UP WITH TECHNOLOGY? SOME DATA POINTS FROM THE MUSIC INDUSTRY Bill Rosenblatt , Howie Singer Volume 73, Issue 1 TRAINING ON TRIAL: INSIGHTS FROM BARTZ AND KADREY Barbara Bruni Volume 73, Issue 1 THE UNEASY NEW (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) RELATIONSHIPS: TECH, PUBLISHERS, AND AUTHORS IN ACADEMIC PUBLISHING Agnes Gambill West Volume 73, Issue 1 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING – WINTER 2026 Eric Dolente Volume 73, Issue 1
