Copyright Alliance
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The Copyright Alliance is a lobbying organization formed on May 17, 2007 by 29 companies and organizations including groups that represent songwriters, recording artists, film makers, authors, photographers and sports leagues (see members below). The group is led by Patrick Ross, who recently left the Progress and Freedom Foundation. It is committed to promoting the cultural and economic benefits of copyright. After its first month its membership grew to 40 organizations.
According to Reuters, as of June 8, 2008 the organization is planning a push for the IP-PRO bill that sets up a "copyright czar" and is scheduled for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing June 17.
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[edit] Members
- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
- American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
- American Society of Media Photographers
- Association of American Publishers
- Association of Independent Music Publishers
- Attributor
- Broadcast Music Incorporated
- Business Software Alliance
- CBS Corporation
- Directors Guild of America
- Discovery Communications
- Electronic Arts
- Entertainment Software Association
- Graphic Artists Guild
- Imagery Alliance
- Langley Productions
- Magazine Publishers of America
- Major League Baseball
- Microsoft
- Motion Picture Association of America
- National Association of Broadcasters
- National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- National Football League
- National Music Publishers' Association
- NBA Properties, Inc.
- NBC Universal
- News Corporation
- Newspaper Association of America
- Nintendo
- Phonographic Performance Limited
- Professional Photographers of America
- Recording Artists' Coalition
- Recording Industry Association of America
- Reed Elsevier
- Society of European Stage Authors & Composers
- Software & Information Industry Association
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Time Warner
- Viacom
- Vin Di Bona Productions
- The Walt Disney Company
[edit] See also
- Consumer Electronics Association
- Copyleft
- Creative Commons
- Digital Freedom campaign
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Fair use
- Free Culture movement
- Intellectual property
- Public Knowledge
[edit] References
- Broache, Anne (2007-05-17). Backers of stronger copyright laws form lobby group. ZDNet News. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
- Broache, Anne (2007-05-17). Backers of stronger copyright laws form lobby group. CNET News.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
- Masnick, Mike (2007-05-18). As if Big Copyright didn't already have enough lobbying clout.... Techdirt. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
- Boulton, Clint (2007-05-18). Will Copyright Alliance's Wax Trigger YouTube's Wane?. internetnews.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
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