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- H.R. 5553: Section 115 Reform Act (SIRA) of 2006
... Rep Howard Berman [CA]. Summary Section 115 Reform Act of 2006 — Sets forth provisions governing compulsory licenses ... January 1, 2001, to avoid being subject to an action for copyright infringement alleging violation of reproduction or distribution ...
Bill - Scott Burns - Sep 5 2006 - 11:14am - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Proactively Protecting Visual Artists’ Copyrights
... artist groups have been up in arms about orphan works reform proposals for a long time. This opposition is based on misconceptions ... require owners to take any steps not already required by copyright law to be eligible for copyright protection . The bills would ...
Blog entry - Rashmi Rangnath - Jun 5 2008 - 5:12pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments
- Comments of the EFF, PK, CDT, et al., In the Matter of Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Di
... . Before the UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Washington, D.C. ... property, privacy, telecommunications, and media reform. The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) ...
Static Document - Webmaster - Sep 10 2008 - 12:34pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- H.R. 6052: Copyright Modernization Act of 2006
... provide for limitation of remedies in cases in which the copyright owner cannot be located, and for other purposes. Full text ... piece of legislation: H.R. 5553: The Section 115 Reform Act (SIRA) of 2006 H.R. 5439: The Orphan Works Act of 2006 ...
Bill - Scott Burns - Sep 20 2006 - 12:20pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Net Neutrality: Back to the Drawing Board
With increasing signs that the telecommunications policy reform effort in Congress is stalled, there is an opportunity for policymakers ... is the DMCA, which states, in reference to ISPs and Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation: “In order to qualify for ...
Blog entry - Phil Weiser - Sep 22 2006 - 4:15pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments
- Public Knowledge Sets New Program for Copyright Reform
Call this Copyright Coincidence Day here at PK. At about the same time this morning that Gigi was giving a major speech on copyright reform at Boston University, she was also part of a Good Morning America story ... Against Copyright Abuse. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) should be expanded to deter copyright holders from filing frivolous ...
Blog entry - Art Brodsky - Oct 26 2007 - 11:07am - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Background on Section 104 of the PRO IP Act
... meeting, should go straight here . Background on Copyright Damages Some of the discussion may look hopelessly technical, ... cases, or even a more overarching approach to litigation reform, would seem to be far better fits in these cases. Meanwhile, ...
Blog entry - Sherwin Siy - Jan 28 2008 - 8:59pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Objections notwithstanding, 1201 needs reform
... Will Congress Unwittingly Repeal the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Violate Our Trade Treaties? ” I have to be honest here: ...
Blog entry - Bill Herman - Jun 30 2006 - 1:07pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- The Tale of Two IT Policies
... only to inform their students about policies prohibiting copyright infringement on their networks. But I and others at the Institute ... group of public interest organizations, lead by the media reform organization Free Press, filed a complaint at the FCC asking that it ...
Static Document - Gigi Sohn - Aug 14 2008 - 4:16pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Now the Fun Starts: Music Licensing, Orphan Works and The Copyright Modernization Act of 2006
This massive copyright bill just landed on my desk, and rumor has it that it may get ... this week. Titled the “Copyright Modernization Act of 2006,” the bill has two of the pieces that I discussed in my last blog post , online music licensing reform and orphan works. I call a proposed law like this a “take your ...
Blog entry - Gigi Sohn - Sep 19 2006 - 11:40am - 0 comments - 0 attachments
