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Months after Congress gave Donald Trump the power to directly appoint a head of the US Copyright Office… crickets. Looks like the US Copyright Office is having a serious crisis in leadership. And that’s because there’s no leader! That’s right kids: months after Congress enacted a provision to allow Donald Trump to directly appoint a […]
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Donald Trump will soon have direct appointment powers over the US Copyright Office, thanks to some very fast-moving legislation. It’s Hollywood’s worst nightmare. And the music industry’s, too. But Donald Trump will soon be picking the person that controls the fate of both industries for decades to come. That power will transform a once-stodgy bureaucratic […]
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The US Copyright Office is about to dramatically change. Here’s the fast-tracked, 5-page bill that will perform that transformation. For those just tuning in, the US Copyright Office is about to experience its greatest change in decades. Most important, the Office will fall under the direct purview of President Donald Trump. Instead of the Library […]
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Copyright holders vs. Content platforms… For some time now content creators and major rights holders have been fighting for the current takedown system to be reviewed. They have been struggling to control massive online infringement for a nearly two decades, and now latest efforts surround a major modification to the longstanding ‘Takedown’ policies, powered by a Digital […]
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400 artists, songwriters, managers and music organizations are now demanding DMCA reforms, perhaps the start of a serious groundswell. Hundreds of music industry figures have joined forces to collectively petition to the U.S. Copyright Office for reforms to the current Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA. The Act, signed into law in 1998, is now viewed as […]
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