Recognizing that property rights and free expression are drivers of economic growth and personal freedoms, the Copyright Alliance promotes the following principles:
Cultural Enrichment
- To enrich our culture through incentives to create and disseminate new and innovative creative works to citizens
Progress
- To promote the progress of science and creativity, as enumerated in the U.S. Constitution, by upholding and strengthening copyright law and preventing its diminishment
Education
- To advance educational programs that teach the value of strong copyright and its vital role in fostering creative expression, driving economic growth, and enriching the lives of our citizens
Enforcement
- To protect the incentive to create by supporting effective civil and criminal enforcement of copyright laws domestically and internationally
Dissemination
- To defend the rights of creators to control their property, understanding the necessary balance of those rights with the public good
Global Development
- To encourage the inclusion of copyright protections in bilateral, regional, and multilateral agreements to protect creators and foster global development
Free Expression
- To protect the rights of creators to express themselves freely under the principles established in the First Amendment, with copyright as an "engine of free expression"
