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STATEMENT FROM: Copyright Alliance Executive Director Patrick Ross RE: New Intellectual Property Task Force at Department of Justice

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February 12, 2010

“The formation of a new task force dedicated to intellectual property enforcement is welcome news from the Department of Justice. Attorney General Eric Holder is exactly right that intellectual property crime threatens our economic wellbeing. Millions of Americans in all 50 states depend on intellectual property rights and enforcement for their livelihoods. It is our hope that this task force will be a source of leadership and innovation, approaching the task with an open view of what might be achieved through technology, enforcement and policy.

“The Administration’s work to date on improving effectiveness and efficiency across the federal government has been heartening and is warmly embraced by the copyright community.”


BACKGROUND
The Department of Justice today announced formation of a new Task Force on Intellectual Property. The announcement can viewed at http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/February/10-ag-137.html

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