Thanks for sharing, Timothy! On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 10:27 AM, Timothy Vollmer <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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/ > > _______________________________________________ > Publicpolicy mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy > >
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