Coming in 2017: Reforms to Copyright Law and the Copyright Office

Patent,

First proposal:

  • While keeping the Copyright Office within the Legislative Branch, separate it from the Library of Congress.  I have previously suggested the more dramatic action of joining the Copyright Office with the Patent & Trademark Office to allow for better coordination of rights. 
  • Modernize copyright office technology. PLEASE DO THIS! 
  • [Copyright-Reform.pdf]

Mike Masnik (Techdirt) writes: Congress Proposes First Stages Of Copyright Reform, And It’s Not Good.