Rep. pulls controversial "compilations" rule from PRO-IP Act »
Posted by: DiffeeOnline 6 months agoThe PRO-IP Act got a little less "pro-" today. During a markup hearing on the bill, controversial language was removed from the bill that would have allowed copyright owners to seek statutory damages on every piece in a compilation.
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dexlovex26 months ago
"The PRO-IP Act would drastically alter US copyright law by increasing the amount of statutory damages that could be awarded to rightsholders. For instance, someone copying a 50 songs from a boxed set could be liable for $7.5 million in damages instead of the current $150,000. There's more: there would be a new office created within the executive branch that would be responsible for IP enforcement, while the Department of Justice would get a new IP enforcement division."
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