Items tagged "Copyright Office"
Public Knowledge Welcomes Appointment of New Register of Copyrights
September 21, 2020 Copyright , Copyright OfficeToday, Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden announced her appointment of Shira Perlmutter as the new Register of Copyrights.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Highlights Why IP Shouldn’t Limit the Right to Repair
May 22, 2020 Anticircumvention , Communications & Pandemic Series , Copyright Office , Copyright Reform , Digital First Sale , Digital Locks , DMCA , Right to Repair , Section 1201This blog post is part of a series on communications policies Public Knowledge recommends in response to the pandemic. You can read more of our proposals here and view the full series here. The right to repair consumer goods such as gaming systems, appliances, and even medical equipment is more important than ever now that we are living […]
Read MorePublic Knowledge Warns New Copyright Office Study Risks Free Speech, Online Marketplace
May 22, 2020 Copyright Office , Copyright Reform , Free Expression , Free Speech , Report , Safe Harbor , Section 512Yesterday, the U.S. Copyright Office released a report evaluating the impact and effectiveness of the “safe harbor” provisions contained in Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The report recommends “rebalancing” the “safe harbor” protection — jeopardizing one of the most important safeguards for the Open Internet without taking due account of ways the current system has been abused.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Launches Paper Urging Copyright Office to Review Artists’ Termination Right
December 5, 2019 artists , Copyright Office , Copyright Termination , creators , Termination RightToday, we’re happy to announce our newest white paper, “Making Sense of the Termination Right: How the System Fails Artists and How to Fix It,” which explores the “termination right” — the inalienable right of an artist, author, or creator to terminate a copyright license or grant and take back the rights they have lost. […]
Read MorePublic Knowledge Warns Congress to Vote Against CASE Act for Creating Predatory ‘Court’ Targeting Consumers
October 21, 2019 CASE Act , Copyright Office , Copyright ReformToday, Public Knowledge sent a letter urging Congress to vote against H.R. 2426, the CASE Act. Public Knowledge opposes the bill as written because it would create an unaccountable “court” within the legislative branch and empower it to issue unreviewable, unappealable default judgments.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Finds CASE Act Falls Short
September 11, 2019 CASE Act , Copyright , Copyright Office , Legislation , Litigation , Small ClaimsLast night, the House Judiciary Committee marked up Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ (D-NY) bill, “Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019,” (H.R. 2426), to establish a new Copyright Claim Board within the United States Copyright Office.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Urges Congress to Re-examine CASE Act
July 18, 2019 CASE Act , Copyright Office , Copyright Reform , markups , Small ClaimsToday, the Senate Judiciary Committee marked up Senator John Kennedy’s (R-LA) bill, “Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019,” (S. 1273), to establish a new Copyright Claim Board within the United States Copyright Office. Public Knowledge opposes the bill as written due to grave concerns with its contents.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Opposes Copyright Bill Creating Unaccountable “Small-Claims” Court
May 1, 2019 CASE Act , Copyright OfficeToday, Representatives Doug Collins (R-GA) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) introduced the “Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019” (CASE Act) to establish a new Copyright Claim Board within the United States Copyright Office. Public Knowledge opposes the bill as written due to grave concerns with its contents.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Welcomes Appointment of New Register of Copyrights
March 27, 2019 Copyright , Copyright Office , library of congress , register of copyrightsToday, Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden announced her appointment of Karyn A. Temple as the new Register of Copyrights, a role she has filled on an acting basis since 2016. As the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, Ms. Temple will oversee the Office’s administration of major areas of copyright law, such as registration by copyright owners and various statutory licenses, as well as the advice the Office provides to Congress.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Urges Copyright Office to Set Clear, Simple Rules for Legacy Sound Recordings
November 27, 2018 Copyright Office , music modernization act , pre-1972 sound recordingsYesterday, Public Knowledge filed comments with the Copyright Office in its rulemaking, as part of the recently passed Music Modernization Act, to establish a “safe harbor” protocol for non-commercial use of pre-1972 sound recordings. Public Knowledge encourages the Office to make this safe harbor process accessible to average Americans.
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