REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., March 24,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- "Oracle commends Chairmen Grassley and
Goodlatte, Ranking Members Feinstein and Conyers, and Senator Leahy
on the introduction of the Register of Copyrights Selection and
Accountability Act. Making the head of the Copyright Office a
Presidential appointee, subject to advice and consent of the
Senate, is an important first step in a series of needed reforms
that will empower the Copyright Office to better serve the public
interest and meet the Constitutional mandate to 'promote the
progress of science and useful arts.'
Creative industries that rely on copyright protection—including
the software industry—contribute $1.1
trillion to the U.S. GDP and support 5.5 million U.S. jobs.
Oracle invests nearly $6 billion
annually in software R&D and employs 35,000 developers.
Copyright plays a critical role in protecting the innovation that
flows from these substantial investments. Indeed, robust copyright
protection is particularly important in today's digital economy,
where unauthorized copying of creative works is often trivially
easy.
A strong and effective Copyright Office needs independent and
highly qualified leadership. As Senators Grassley, Feinstein and
Leahy and Congressmen Goodlatte and Conyers have noted, elevating
the Register of Copyrights to a Presidential appointment with
Senate confirmation will ensure that all stakeholders have an
opportunity to provide input into the selection of future Registers
of Copyright through their elected officials. This selection
process will be both more transparent and more rigorous. Elevating
the Register will also place the position on equal footing with
other senior government officials responsible for developing and
administering the nation's intellectual property, competition, and
trade laws and policies. The change will raise the profile of the
Copyright Office within the U.S. government and abroad, reflecting
the significant and expanding role that U.S. copyright plays in the
American and global economies.
Oracle strongly supports the Register of Copyrights Selection
and Accountability Act and urges its rapid adoption. We look
forward to working with Chairmen Grassley and Goodlatte, Ranking
Members Feinstein and Conyers, Senator Leahy, and other members of
the Judiciary Committees to move this bill forward and to take
additional steps to adopt other important Copyright Office reforms
outlined in the House Judiciary Committee's December 8, 2016 policy proposal. Together,
these reforms will provide the operational independence, stable
funding, and modern IT infrastructure that the Copyright Office
needs to meet the demands of the 21st century economy," said Dorian
Daley, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary,
Oracle.
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