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Intellectual Property

Apr. 15, 2017

Proposed bill could politicize the US Copyright Office

The bill would make the Register of Copyrights, an appointed position, to be nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. By Kimberly A. Warshawsky

Kimberly A. Warshawsky

Ballard Spahr LLP

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By Kimberly A. Warshawsky

Last month, Reps. Bob Goodlatte and Ranking Member John Conyers Jr. introduced the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act (H.R. 1695), signaling changes are ahead for the U.S. Copyright Office. The act proposes amending current law 17 U.S.C. Section 701 to make the head of the Copyright Office, the Register of Copyrights, an appointed position, to be nominated by the president and confirmed by t...

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