Hello! We are once again heading up Copyright Week. As usual, feel free to send me any blogs you have that might fit any of the (very broad) topics and we will social them around.
This year, Copyright Week will run from the 22nd to the 26th of January, with each day having a theme. Don’t worry about when your blogs are published, we will just be sharing them on those days.
Jan. 22: Public Domain
The public domain is our cultural commons and a crucial resource for innovation and access to knowledge. Copyright should strive to promote, and not diminish, a robust, accessible public domain.
Jan 23: Device and Digital Ownership
As the things we buy increasingly exist either in digital form or as devices with software, we also find ourselves subject to onerous licensing agreements and technological restrictions. If you buy something, you should be able to truly own it – meaning you
can learn how it works, repair it, remove unwanted features, or tinker with it to make it work in a new way.
Jan 24: Copyright and AI
The growing availability of AI, especially generative AI trained on datasetts that include copyrightable material, has raised new debates about copyright law. It’s important to remember the limitations of copyright law in giving the kind of protections creators
are looking for.
Jan 25: Free Expression and Fair Use
Copyright policy should encourage creativity, not hamper it. Fair use makes it possible for us to comment, criticize, and rework our common culture.
Jan 26: Copyright Enforcement as a Tool of Censorship
Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right essential to a functioning democracy. Copyright should encourage more speech, not act as a legal cudgel to silence it.
Best,
Katharine
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Katharine M. Trendacosta (she/her)
Director of Policy and Advocacy
Electronic Frontier Foundation
katharine@eff.org
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