Major Scandal At The Copyright Office With $25 Million ‘Fake Budget’ Line Item

Documents were recently published exposing massive waste and incompetence at the Copyright Office. It seems the form Register of Copyrights, Maria Pallante, put in place a fake twenty-five million dollar budget line. Continue reading

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Congress Brings Sanity To Appointment Of Head Of US Copyright

It looks as though the churning waters in the U.S. Copyright Office are beginning to calm somewhat following the retaliatory constructive termination of Maria Pallante. Since then congress has taken corrective. Continue reading

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House Judiciary Committee Proposes Copyright Office Reform Making Register Of Copyrights Independent From Library Of Congress

In what looks to actually be a victory for creators, it appears as though the House Judiciary Committee is taking steps to separate the Copyright Office from the Library of Congress,. Continue reading

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Conspiracy Theories Run Rampant Following Copyright Office Executive Changes

In the wake of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden's "relocation" of Maria Pallante from her former job as Register of Copyrights has sparked a variety of theories, about both the. Continue reading

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A Lesson In Constructive Termination From The Librarian Of Congress

Here Chris Castle takes a closer look at the recent "promotion" of Maria Pallante by the Librarian of Congress, a promotion which led to her resignation. In this piece we. Continue reading

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Copyright Office Shakeup Possible Preview To Fight Over Copyright Reform

The suspicious removal of the Maria Pallante from her position as head of the Copyright Office by freshly minted Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, could well be indicative of further. Continue reading

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A Friend To Musicians And Creators, U.S. Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante, Pushed Out

Much needed major copyright reform seemed on track until Friday when the U.S. Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante was suddenly pushed aside. Many in the music industry are expressing concern over. Continue reading

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Big Tech Files Mass NOIs To Avoid Paying Statutory Royalties In Latest Artist Relations Debacle [Chris Castle]

In an ongoing saga of failures to ingratiate themselves with music business creatives, it seem big tech companies such as Google have recently been exploiting a loophole in the Copyright. Continue reading

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