Public Knowledge Statement on Maria Pallante's Appointment as Register of Copyrights

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The following statement is attributed to Gigi B. Sohn, president and co-founder of Public Knowledge:

"We are very pleased to congratulate Maria Pallante on her appointment as Register of Copyrights and director of the Copyright Office.  We have worked with Maria for years on a variety of issues and found her to be open and receptive to the views of stakeholders from all points of view.

"We look forward to working with her in her new role.  We are eager specifically to work with Maria on the vexing question of orphan works, which has kept many artists, filmmakers and others from enriching their projects with source material for which the creator can't readily be found."