[Advocacy Advisors] RSC policy brief on copyright law reform

[Stephen LaPorte]

Hello all,

On Friday, the Republican Study Committee released a policy brief on "Three
Myths about Copyright Law and Where to Start to Fix it". The paper
discusses four potential policy solutions: (1) reform statutory damages;
(2) expand fair use; (3) punish false copyright claims; and, (4) limit
copyright terms and have heavy disincentives for renewal.

A copy of the report is attached, and "Infringement Nation" (Tehranian
2007) is available here:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1029151

On Saturday, the executive director of the RSC sent out a letter
withdrawing the brief:

From: Teller, Paul
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 04:11 PM
Subject: RSC Copyright PB

We at the RSC take pride in providing informative analysis of major policy
issues and pending legislation that accounts for the range of perspectives
held by RSC Members and within the conservative community. Yesterday you
received a Policy Brief on copyright law that was published without
adequate review within the RSC and failed to meet that standard. Copyright
reform would have far-reaching impacts, so it is incredibly important that
it be approached with all facts and viewpoints in hand. As the RSC’s
Executive Director, I apologize and take full responsibility for this
oversight. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and a meaningful Thanksgiving
holiday....

Paul S. Teller
Executive Director
U.S. House Republican Study Committee
Paul.Teller at mail.house.gov
http://republicanstudycommittee.com


More coverage:

* http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/84018.html?hp=r5
*
http://www.volokh.com/2012/11/16/republicans-repudiate-40-years-of-tougher-copyright-laws/
*
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121116/16481921080/house-republicans-copyright-law-destroys-markets-its-time-real-reform.shtml

Best,
Stephen

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*For legal reasons, I may only serve as an attorney for the Wikimedia
Foundation. This means I may not give legal advice to or serve as a lawyer
for community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal
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