Copyright Review By Congress
By Nancy Wolff, DMLA Counsel, Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard, LLP The House Judiciary Committee began a comprehensive review of the current Copyright Act beginning in 2013.  It held 20 hearings and heard from 100 witnesses. I testified in July 2014 at the hearing regarding copyright remedy in favor of a copyright small claim court as […]
DMLA Legal Update: Copyright Office News & New York State Right of Publicity Bill
2015 has already been a busy year for the U.S. Copyright Office. They have been publishing policy reports, issuing Notices of Inquiry (âNOIâ), conducting various studies, and participating in congressional hearings about copyright law reform. The Copyright Office recently released a 234-page report entitled âOrphan Works and Mass Digitization,â followed by an NOI seeking comments […]