Friday, May 01, 2009

Consumers International: Call for end to USA hypocrisy on Fair Use

Global copyright watch list reveals US hypocrisy and how out-of-date legislation is damaging consumer interests

Jeremy Malcolm, CI IP Programme Coordinator says:

“Fair use in US copyright law has contributed an estimated $4.5 trillion to the US economy, by allowing the use of copyrighted material by educational institutions, Internet innovators, and sellers of devices like the iPod and TiVo. Yet the US government is actively stopping other countries from having the same opportunities. CI wants to see an end to this hypocrisy.”

[Janet XYL]

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