In a largely bi-partisan vote, the US House of Representatives has passed H.R. 1695, the “Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017.” The Bill was introduced by Judiciary Committee Chair Bob Goodlatte (R-Va), and co-sponsored by Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich), among others. The 378-48 vote included 46 Democratic Nays. It is unclear whether the Bill will move forward in the Senate.
The proposal simply makes a structural change to the United States Copyright Office appointment process. Since 1897, the Register of Copyrights has been hired by the Librarian of Congress. The proposal provides for Presidential appointment of the Reigster of Copyright, with advice and consent of the Senate. The position would be largely independent: having a ten-year renewable term with removal only for cause.
According to the Judiciary Committee Report: “The legislation ensures that all future Registers are chosen through this public process and also resolves constitutional concerns regarding the authority of regulations promulgated by the U.S. Copyright Office.”
RECOGNICORP, LLC V. NINTENDO CO., LTD
link to cafc.uscourts.gov
Held Abstract for being directed to method of encoding and decoding image data, the display inputs and output being conventional pre-solution and post solution activity:
1. A method for creating a composite image, comprising:
displaying facial feature images on a first area of
a first display via a first device associated
with the first display, wherein the facial feature
images are associated with facial feature
element codes;
selecting a facial feature image from the first area
of the first display via a user interface associated
with the first device, wherein the first
device incorporates the selected facial feature
image into a composite image on a second area
of the first display, wherein the composite image
is associated with a composite facial image
code having at least a facial feature
element code and wherein the composite facial
image code is derived by performing at least
one multiplication operation on a facial code
using one or more code factors as input parameters
to the multiplication operation; and
reproducing the composite image on a second display
based on the composite facial image code.
“also resolves constitutional concerns regarding the authority of regulations promulgated by the U.S. Copyright Office.”
A non-confirmed appointee (e.g., employee) can not issue regulations? I mean, must are issued, but must they necessarily?
Genuine curiosity. Thanks for any feedback.
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