Now, I’m all for author rights — I’m an author myself — but my personal take is that folks like J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer would make out just fine even if their rights to their respective works were limited to just, say, the first 40 years after publication [2037 for Potter, 2045 for Twilight] [...]
Entries Tagged as 'copyrights'
Can we talk about reasonable copyrights?
April 9th, 2011 · 5 Comments · opinion
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Maria Pallante named acting Register of Copyrights
December 20th, 2010 · No Comments · opinion
Maria Pallante, currently the Associate Register, has been named to fill the position as Register of Copyrights on 1 January, 2011. Ms. Pallante joined the Copyright Office in 2007 as deputy general counsel, and was promoted to her current position in 2008. Prior to joining the Copyright Office, Ms. Pallante worked for eight years for [...]
The Register of Copyrights is about to retire – now is a good time to panic
September 15th, 2010 · No Comments · opinion
You’ve probably heard the news already that the head of the US Copyright Office plans to retire at the end of this year. What you might have missed is why you should care. Take a moment and think about who her replacement will be. Right now we have a Vice-President who has clearly bought in [...]
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