IP groups urge copyright, public domain protections
Thirty-three advocacy groups with a wide range of perspectives on intellectual property are banding together to lay out a vision of copyright reform for lawmakers. In a letter to be sent to Congress, the groups urge targeted action to curb copyright abuses like infringement and frivolous lawsuits, but warn against expansive laws and regulations that burden creators and put limits on fair use and the public domain. “Simple is better,” they write. “We want to make sure that efforts to reduce infringement do not prevent legitimate uses, stifle new innovations nor bring unnecessary harm to consumers,” they write. The groups signing the letter include Public Knowledge, FreedomWorks, R Street, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Consumer Electronics Association, the American Library Association and Creative Commons USA. Read the full letter here: http://bit.ly/1NxJ7Fu
