| July 9, 2020 |
Letter to Senate Judiciary IP Subcommittee on a Terrestrial Public Performance Right SUMMARY: The Copyright Alliance sent a letter to Senate Judiciary IP Subcommittee Chairman Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ranking Member Chris Coons (D-DE) voicing support for a terrestrial public performance right for sound recordings in light of the Subcommittee’s recent briefing on the Scope of Music Rights within the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. In urging Congress to take up this issue, the letter highlights the fact that “the United States is one of the few countries in the world that does not recognize a full public performance right for sound recording owners.” |
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| June 2, 2020 |
Statement to Senate Judiciary IP Subcommittee on DMCA Section 512 SUMMARY: The Copyright Alliance submitted a statement for the record concerning the hearing titled “Is the Notice and Takedown System Working in the 21st Century?” before the Senate Judiciary IP Subcommittee. |
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| March 22, 2019 |
Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Opposing Section 119 Reauthorization Senate Judiciary Committee SUMMARY: The section 119 compulsory license for satellite retransmission of distant broadcast signals is set to expire at the end of this year, and the Copyright Alliance does not support any further reauthorization of the license. The Copyright Alliance believes that creators are most fairly compensated when there are no distortions in the marketplace. |
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| March 22, 2019 |
Letter to House Judiciary Committee Opposing Section 119 Reauthorization House Judiciary Committee SUMMARY: The section 119 compulsory license for satellite retransmission of distant broadcast signals is set to expire at the end of this year, and the Copyright Alliance does not support any further reauthorization of the license. The Copyright Alliance believes that creators are most fairly compensated when there are no distortions in the marketplace. |
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| September 27, 2018 |
Statement to the House Judiciary Committee on the CASE Act of 2017 SUMMARY: The Copyright Alliance submitted a statement before the House Judiciary Committee at a hearing on H.R. 3945, the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2017 |
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| September 26, 2018 |
Statement to the Senate Committee on the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act SUMMARY: The Copyright Alliance submitted a statement before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee at a hearing on H.R. 1695 and S. 1010, the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act. |
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| June 8, 2018 |
Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Opposing the ACCESS to Recordings Act SUMMARY: The Copyright Alliance sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chariman Grassley and Ranking Member Feinstein opposing the ACCESS to Recordings Act. |
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| May 16, 2018 |
Statement to House Committee on Small Business for Intellectual Property Hearing SUMMARY: The Copyright Alliance submitted a statement to the House Committee on Small Business for its hearing on "Intellectual Property 101: How Small Business Owners Can Utilize IP Protections in Their Businesses", highlighting the impact of copyright protection on small businesses. |
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| May 15, 2018 |
Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Music Modernization SUMMARY: The Copyright Alliance submitted a statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee for its "Protecting and Promoting Music Creation for the 21st Century" hearing, urging the committee to pass S. 2823, the Music Modernization Act. |
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| May 9, 2018 |
Letter to the Senate Judiciary on Music Reform SUMMARY: The Copyright Alliance sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Feinstein, urging for the combination of the Music Modernization Act of 2018 (S.2334), the CLASSICS Act (S.2393), and the AMP Act (S.2625) into one bill to be considered by the Committee. |