WASHINGTON — Congress may update digital copyright law affecting aggregator sites, like the Drudge Report and Real Clear Politics, along with news sites in the near future.
“Two years ago, the House Judiciary Committee launched a comprehensive review of our nation’s copyright laws, which have not been updated since 1976. As technology continues to rapidly advance, we have a responsibility to ensure that our laws are keeping pace with these developments,” Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte said in a statement.
Since March of 2013, the House Judiciary Committee has conducted 20 hearings, which included testimony from 100 witnesses on the subject of copyright law in the digital age. The topics range from fair use to scope of copyright protection to music licensing.
WNU Editor: This is an issue that I have to always be on top of .... and recent trends are not positive. And while opposition to changes in U.S. copyright laws is bipartisan, support for it is also bipartisan. And while I do live in Canada where our copyright laws are different from the U.S., I do use Blogger which is Google owned and based in the U.S.. But fear not ... in the event that these laws do change in the coming years, I will be based elsewhere and still posting. But for those who live and blog in the U.S. .... tough times are ahead.
