Curb Abuses of Copyright Takedowns
When it comes to takedown notices, it often seems like alleged infringers are assumed guilty until proven innocent. The process that allows content owners to remove allegedly infringing content from...
View ArticleEnsure Openness in International IP Negotiations
The intellectual property (IP) chapters in secretive trade agreements are used to pressure other countries to adopt more stringent protections and enforcement. There is no justification for such...
View ArticlePermit Lawful Uses of Content
Right now, breaking the digital lock on a piece of copyrighted content for many uses—even if the use itself is lawful—is illegal. That means that if you wanted to use a clip from a movie in order to...
View ArticleReduce Copyright Abuse and Overreach
Copyright law grants creators a number of rights and powers. Unfortunately sometimes these are abused. For example, this abuse can take the form of suppressing speech that an author disagrees with,...
View ArticleStrengthen the Public’s Fair Use Rights in Copyright
Not every unauthorized use of a copyrighted work is an unlawful use. The “fair use” rights of the public to criticize, parody, share, etc., are part of the legal bargain copyright holders make when...
View ArticleShorten Copyright Terms
Copyright currently grants a personal monopoly for the extraordinarily long term of the entire life of the creator plus 70 years (or 95 years if the creator was an employee). These lengthy terms...
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