Author: Mary Bakija
Mary Bakija is currently pursuing an MLIS at Pratt, where she's also president of the student chapter of the American Library Association. She has a background in online journalism, and as a result is interested in information access and policy, and is often thinking about the ways we might preserve web content.
This website examines the history of attempts to copyright the news in the U.S. The Timeline shows notable technological innovations and court cases that have helped shape the current news landscape and copyright arguments. The Overview provides context, pulling together research of scholars over time to show how the history of copyrighitng the news continues to repeat itself, and asks: Is this the best solution for saving the news industry?