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"In a voice vote last week, the House of Representatives passed
H.R. 6028,
the “Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act.” The legislation is
presented as a technical reorganization of some government agencies, but it’s
much more than that.
H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office, and not in a
good way. The bill removes the Library of Congress’ current supervisory role
over the Copyright Office, transfers several powers directly to the Register of
Copyrights, and makes the Register a presidential appointee, confirmed by the
Senate.
These changes would make an office that’s already hugely influential in
copyright and tech policy much more political. EFF first explained why that’s a
terrible idea when it came up nearly a decade ago. This bill, like the older
one, weakens the few public-interest checks and balances that do exist. We
hope the Senate promptly rejects this bill."
Via Seph.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
