House Judiciary Chairman Plans Comprehensive Review of US Copyright Law 142
SEWilco writes in with news that U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte plans on conducting "...a comprehensive review of US copyright law over the coming months.""In a speech given in celebration of World Intellectual Property Day at the Library of Congress today, Goodlatte mentioned a few examples of the sorts of problems that he hopes to address in such a review: 'The Internet has enabled copyright owners to make available their works to consumers around the world, but has also enabled others to do so without any compensation for copyright owners. Efforts to digitize our history so that all have access to it face questions about copyright ownership by those who are hard, if not impossible, to locate. There are concerns about statutory license and damage mechanisms. Federal judges are forced to make decisions using laws that are difficult to apply today. Even the Copyright Office itself faces challenges in meeting the growing needs of its customers - the American public.'"
Far out, man! (Score:0, Funny)
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Two blood-curdling phrases (Score:5, Funny)
"Congress is looking into this issue."
Re:Head fake. (Score:3, Funny)
Chairman Bob Goodlatte plans on conducting "...a comprehensive review of US copyright law over the coming months."
Copyright will be worse, but the coffee will be better.