Artists are passionate people. That passion drives them to create endlessly despite, sometimes, economic and social setbacks. That passion also gives them the voice to speak up for issues that they find important, such as human-trafficking, domestic violence, or their own rights. Artists understand that when they want to reach people around a certain cause, [...]

Encouraging words yesterday from Victoria Espinel at her Senate hearing to be the first IP Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) in the White House, a position created last year by the PRO-IP Act. (See my general take on the hearing here.) She was questioned by the newest member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Al Franken, the only [...]

I had the pleasure of attending yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for President Obama’s choice to be the nation’s first Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), the very capable Victoria Espinel. The Copyright Alliance earlier this week sent a letter to Committee members and Senate leadership urging swift confirmation of Espinel (see here a copy [...]

On Sunday night the venerable CBS news show “60 Minutes” did a segment on motion picture piracy. To those of us working actively in this space, it was pretty accurate but not new. It generalized a fair amount, but those of us with a journalism background understand this was a short segment targeting a general [...]