Possibly useful for you, here's what CC submitted: https://creativecommons.org/2017/01/26/new-register-copyrights-put-public-center-technology-policy-goals/
timothy On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 3:14 PM, Charles M. Roslof <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > As has been mentioned on this list before, the US Librarian of Congress is > soliciting input to help her select the next Register of Copyrights > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Register_of_Copyrights>[1]. The deadline > to submit comments <https://www.research.net/r/RegisterOfCopyrights>[2] > is January 31. I’m working on preparing comments for the Wikimedia > Foundation, and I’m interested to hear from you about the themes you think > are important to touch on. > > The Register of Copyrights is in charge of the Copyright Office > <http://copyright.gov/>[3] in the US. In addition to maintaining (and > hopefully improving) the copyright registration system, the Copyright > Office plays an important role in advising Congress on copyright-related > matters. They gather information about copyright law and the functioning of > the copyright system and they analyze and interpret that information for > Congress. As such, they can have significant influence on the perspectives > and considerations that form the basis of proposed changes to US copyright > law. > > I currently plan to emphasize that the Register should understand the full > scope of the copyright landscape and who the stakeholders are and will be. > Discussions of copyright law often involve simplified narratives of legacy > rightsholders like movie studios versus online platforms like YouTube. The > Register must see beyond those narratives. They need to recognize the > creativity and expression that online platforms for individuals and other > small creators. They also need to understand that copyright exists > ultimately to benefit the public—to encourage people to create and share > works in order for the rest of society to benefit from those works > (including by sharing, building on, and remixing them). > > What other themes do you think are important to Wikimedia? What should the > Librarian of Congress be thinking about when looking for the next Register > of Copyrights? There are a lot of potential topics to discuss, so we won’t > be able to mention all of them, but your input will help us decide what to > focus on. If you’re interested, I encourage you to submit your own comments > as well. > > - Charles > > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Register_of_Copyrights > > [2] https://www.research.net/r/RegisterOfCopyrights > [3] http://copyright.gov/ > > == > Charles M. Roslof > Legal Counsel > Wikimedia Foundation > [email protected] > (415) 839-6885 > > NOTICE: This message might have confidential or legally privileged > information in it. If you have received this message by accident, please > delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the > Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal advice > to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff > members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please see > our legal disclaimer > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>. > > _______________________________________________ > Publicpolicy mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy > > -- Invest in an open future. Support Creative Commons today. https://creativecommons.org/donate/
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