"Now with United States government support for maximalist copyright on behalf of the motion picture..."

ARL Policy Notes 2013-05-14

Summary:

“Now with United States government support for maximalist copyright on behalf of the motion picture industry (from an earlier, relatively balanced approach to the treaty), this meaningful treaty —to help visually impaired people who have the audacity to hope, the audacity to read —has becomes meaningless.” - Strong words from the ever-awesome Carrie Russell at ALA in a new blog post, Hooray for Hollywood? Choosing maximum copyright over justice.

Link:

http://policynotes.arl.org/post/50427026159

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Date tagged:

05/14/2013, 17:30

Date published:

05/14/2013, 12:37