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The Library of Congress Acting Register Maria Strong has her hands
full, but she has done an amazing job! This
That work never ends. Even now, Congress brings us to one other key point: Dr. Carla
is considering updates to the Copyright Hayden, the current Librarian, is currently
Act that would close a loophole that allows selecting a new Register.
criminal infringing streaming services to get
away with a slap on the wrist and another As we can see from history, that choice will
that would create a small claims process be important to everyone who interacts with
for independent creators to vindicate their the copyright system.
rights without the time and expense of a suit
in federal court.
The Copyright Office recently issued its
report on online piracy and Section 512
of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act,
beginning its triennial rulemaking for
exceptions to the anti-hacking provisions
of Section 1201, also enacted as part of the
DMCA. All this amid a global pandemic!
15 AMCHAM SOUTH CHINA
The Library of Congress Acting Register Maria Strong has her hands
full, but she has done an amazing job! This
That work never ends. Even now, Congress brings us to one other key point: Dr. Carla
is considering updates to the Copyright Hayden, the current Librarian, is currently
Act that would close a loophole that allows selecting a new Register.
criminal infringing streaming services to get
away with a slap on the wrist and another As we can see from history, that choice will
that would create a small claims process be important to everyone who interacts with
for independent creators to vindicate their the copyright system.
rights without the time and expense of a suit
in federal court.
The Copyright Office recently issued its
report on online piracy and Section 512
of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act,
beginning its triennial rulemaking for
exceptions to the anti-hacking provisions
of Section 1201, also enacted as part of the
DMCA. All this amid a global pandemic!
15 AMCHAM SOUTH CHINA
