Congressional leaders are asking that IP protection and market access for technology products be key elements discussed with Russian officials as Russia pursues accession to the World Trade Organization.  The Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Committees with jurisdiction over international trade this weekend expressed concern regarding these issues in a letter [...]

Guilds and associations representing artists, publishers, songwriters and record labels have issued a statement regarding the erroneous attacks by the so-called “freebieber” website against a bill aimed at protecting artists rights: Statement from: American Federation of Musicians, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, National Music Publishers’ Association, Recording Academy, and the Recording Industry Association [...]

Today in an op-ed in Politico, GoDaddy.com came out in support for the Stop Online Piracy Act.  In it they write: In our view, Internet policy should strive to balance the sometimes competing goals of the global free flow of information (which is clearly critical to U.S. businesses), with enforcement of the rule of law. [...]

This week, Alliance members the Church Music Publishers Association published an Op Ed in The Hill’s Congress Blog.  They write about the impact their genre has suffered as a result of digital theft, and share specific examples of the impact on individual Christian music songwriters and businesses.   They note “A decade ago, three to four [...]

Gary Shapiro, President of the Consumer Electronics Association, jumped on the misinformation bandwagon with a blog yesterday that appears to have been posted before a House bill was even introduced.  He shepherded a group of Silicon Valley venture capitalists around the Hill today on a CEA sponsored lobbying campaign against the Stop Online Piracy Act [...]

Several members of the Copyright Alliance voiced their support for new legislation introduced in the House of Representatives today, H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act. Here is a sample of statements made today: “It will be tremendously beneficial for those whose livelihood depends on the ability to exploit copyrights in a free market to [...]

The U.S. House of Representatives today introduced H.R. 3261, The Stop Online Piracy Act, a bipartisan bill that would promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation by combating the theft of U.S. intellectual property. Eight members joined House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI), IP Subcommittee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Rep. Howard [...]

Sorry to stick that “round and round, round and round” tune into your head, but it seems appropriate for the activity of the last several days by a small but vocal cadre of technorati who are amping up the drama and fear factor related to enforcement of copyright laws online. First, a “new” group called [...]

This morning, Maria Pallante, Register of Copyrights, announced the Priorities and Special Projects of the United States Copyright Office for the next two years.  Among the announced priorities are a number of studies and legislative matters the Copyright Alliance has advocated on behalf of its members. Priorities include several studies ranging from developing small claims [...]

NATIONAL DAY ON WRITING October 20 marked the National Day on Writing. Celebrate by checking out the Writers Guild of America, West’s interview with Jonathan Nolan about scripting The Dark Knight Rises and ASCAP’s tributes to writing with Cosmo Lee and Joe Henry. AROUND THE BLOGS Author and journalist Robert Levine writes about the future [...]