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STATEMENT FROM: Copyright Alliance Executive Director Patrick Ross RE: Senate Confirmation of the Nomination of Victoria Espinel as Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator

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December 04, 2009

“The Copyright Alliance extends its thanks to the U.S. Senate for its speedy confirmation of Victoria Espinel to be the first Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for the United States. Given Congress’ full plate, it is testament to the importance of this position that the Senate acted in short order so she can begin the important work that lies ahead.

“It is our sincere hope that lawmakers in Congress and the Administration give this office the necessary resources to get the job done. Creators depend on copyright – whether they are a single worker at a large company, or a single photographer working from home – to earn a living from their labors. Effective enforcement of these rights from the federal level is of utmost importance to ensuring the creative industries and their workforces continue to contribute to our economy as robustly as they do today.”

ABOUT THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE

The Copyright Alliance is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization dedicated to the value of copyright as an agent for creativity, jobs and growth. For more information, please visit http://www.copyrightalliance.org/.

Members of the Copyright Alliance include: American Federation of Musicians; American Federation of Television & Radio Artists; American Intellectual Property Law Association; American Photographic Artists; American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; American Society of Media Photographers; Association of American Publishers; Association of Independent Music Publishers; AT&T; Broadcast Music, Inc.; Business Software Alliance; CBS Corporation; Church Music Publishers Association; Directors Guild of America; Entertainment Software Association; Graphic Artists Guild; Langley Productions; Magazine Publishers of America; Motion Picture Association of America; National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR); National Association of Broadcasters; National Collegiate Athletic Association; National Music Publishers' Association; National Basketball Association Properties, Inc.; NBC Universal; News Corporation; Newspaper Association of America; Picture Archive Council of America; PPL and VPL; Professional Photographers of America; Professional School Photographers Association; Recording Industry Association of America; Reed Elsevier; SESAC; Software & Information Industry Association; Sony Pictures Entertainment; Time Warner; Universal Music Group; Viacom; The Walt Disney Company; and Writers Guild of America, West.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.copyrightalliance.org/
CONTACT: Gayle Osterberg, 202/669-0689