The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act Will Produce Neither Competition Nor Preservation
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: Originally Posted On: Public Knowledge Read MoreWhat is the Copyright Claims Board?
Congress passed the Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act to create a Copyright Claims Board (CCB) in 2020. The CCB is a quasi-judicial tribunal launched in 2022 and intended to create a “small claims court” for copyright infringement cases. Below are resources on the CCB. These materials do not constitute legal advice. To understand how the laws and…
Read MoreVictory! Court Rules That DMCA Does Not Override First Amendment’s Anonymous Speech Protections
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: Originally Posted On: EFF Deep Links Read MoreStandard Technical Measures Require Technology and Consensus That Do Not Exist
The U.S. Copyright Office’s Notice of Inquiry on the development and use of standard technical measures (“STMs”) and Section 512 generated strong opposition from creators, consumers, libraries and startups. The resounding opposition follows the Copyright Office’s separate March 2022 request for input on the use of technical measures to address copyright infringement, which also triggered a massive response in opposition,…
Read MoreCopyright Corner Q&A Series: Sean Flynn, Director of the American University Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property
For our latest Copyright Corner Q&A series installment, Re:Create spoke with Sean Flynn, Director of the American University Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property. Flynn helps explain the meaning of “information justice,” the restrictions that continue to constrain research and education – even in today’s digital age – and how global IP laws impact access to the Covid vaccine….
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