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Congress Launches Creative Rights Caucus To Promote Copyright Protection

By JEN YAMATO | Thursday February 21, 2013 @ 3:09pm PSTTags: Congress

Congressional Creative Rights CaucusThe creative community has a new voice in Washington. Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) and Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) have launched the Congressional Creative Rights Caucus, which aims to educate Congress and the public “about the importance of preserving and protecting the rights of the creative community in the U.S.” Chu represents the 27th District in Los Angeles County, which accounts for nearly 140,000 jobs in the motion picture industry. Predicated on the relationship between American film, music, and software industry and the country’s economic health, the CRC seeks to promote and protect the “copyrights, human rights, First Amendment rights, and property rights” of artists and creators. In a statement today, the DGA voiced support for the new venture: ““We welcome the creation of the Creative Rights Caucus, as a significant recognition of the importance of the creative community to American innovation, culture and the economy. The works created by DGA members – the films, television shows and commercials seen by billions around the world – are the result of their unique creative vision, hard work, and dedication to storytelling”.

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Senate Panel Ponders Supreme Court TV; Specter Says C-SPAN “Ready, Willing”

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday December 6, 2011 @ 10:59am PSTTags: Congress, Supreme Court

A Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Tuesday debated whether Congress could force the Supreme Court to allow cameras to broadcast arguments live — or whether it even should. The sticking point, of course, is that whole separation of powers thing. … Read More »

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MPAA: Movie Piracy Downright Un-American

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday April 6, 2011 @ 8:22am PDTTags: Congress, Michael O'Leary, Movie Piracy, MPAA
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In a hearing held today by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet Subcommittee on the negative impacts of movie content thieves, MPAA vice president Michael O’Leary made the battle against movie pirates sound downright patriotic. … Read More »

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Congress Members Speak Out On Harms Of IP Theft

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday April 4, 2011 @ 1:28pm PDTTags: Congress, Copyright Law, Patrick Leahy

Ahead of a House Judiciary Committee meeting Wednesday that will look at how to combat online IP theft, members of both the House and Senate talked today about the continuing harm the practice causes the U.S. economy. The reaffirmation was welcome news to Hollywood’s unions and guilds, who have long urged Washington to make tougher laws. Read More »

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