Items tagged "Small Claims"
Public Knowledge Condemns Passage of CASE Act in Funding Bill
December 21, 2020 CASE Act , Congress , Copyright , Copyright Reform , Legislation , Small ClaimsToday Congress passed a $1.4 trillion government funding bill that included the CASE Act as a last-minute addition.
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 MoreThe CASE Act: Small Claims, Big Risks
November 7, 2017 Copyright , Copyright Office , Copyright Reform , Ligitation , Small ClaimsIt’s almost axiomatic that independent artists face unique difficulties in the digital environment. Unlicensed commercial use of creative works is not uncommon, and the money that those uses theoretically represent in unpaid licensing fees can be substantial. So it’s understandable that artists would push for a system that makes it cheaper and easier for them to recover royalties for infringements of their copyrights.
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