Contact: Cecile Remington
Tel: 202-540-2243
Email: [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STATEMENT OF COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE ON
‘COPYRIGHT OFFICE FOR THE DIGITAL ECONOMY ACT’
WASHINGTON, DC, June 4, 2015. The Copyright Alliance congratulates
Representatives Chu and Marino for their leadership in releasing a discussion
draft of the Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act (CODE Act). The
discussion draft thoughtfully outlines how the structure and role of the Copyright
Office might be updated to serve the needs of the public in the digital age. The
CODE Act draft carefully considers a variety of legal and practical issues
involved in modernizing the Copyright Office so that it may serve as a full partner
to Congress in more nimbly addressing the complex issues presented by the
rapidly evolving marketplace for copyrighted works. The members of the
Copyright Alliance look forward to engaging in further conversation with other
stakeholders and with members of the House Judiciary Committee and the
Administration about this draft to ensure that all issues relevant to the
modernization of this important office are fully considered.
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ABOUT THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE
The Copyright Alliance is a non-profit, non-partisan public interest and
educational organization representing artists and creators across the spectrum of
copyright disciplines, including over 40 artist membership associations, guilds,
trade associations and companies, and 15,000 individual artists and creators. For
more information, please visit www.copyrightalliance.org
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