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35 STATES IN 35 DAYS: Copyright Alliance hits the road to talk with creators across AmericaJuly 26, 2010WASHINGTON – The Copyright Alliance this summer will embark on an unprecedented 35-state road trip to meet creators at work around the country and talk with them about their endeavors and how copyright keeps them churning out the music, novels, photography and other works their fans love. Executive Director Patrick Ross will document the road trip at the Alliance’s Creators Across America site, www.copyrightalliance.org/creators. Launched in May, the site provides a snapshot of the creative diversity in all 50 states and tells the stories of individuals who depend on copyright protection to earn a living through a collection of statistics, videos and blogs. “Too much of the conversation about copyright and its role in the digital age occurs in Washington among people who don’t have to meet a payroll and who haven’t devoted years and equity to honing a skill and building a business,” Ross said. “We are going to artists where they live and work. We’ll talk with them about their creativity, their jobs, the new opportunities of the digital age, and the increasing burden of protecting their work from theft. “Creators are speaking out like never before about copyright in the digital age, and we are excited to meet with some of them and provide a platform for their stories.” More than 12,000 creators signed a letter to President Obama and Vice President Biden last fall urging them to preserve artists’ rights when considering policies that might impact those rights. Hundreds more shared personal stories with the Administration’s new Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel, who sought public comment while she was crafting the nation’s first-of-its-kind strategic plan for enforcing American intellectual property rights. MORE RESOURCES Copyright Alliance letter from 12,000+ artists to President Obama and Vice President Biden: http://www.copyrightalliance.org/letter/index.php Copyright Alliance blog series highlighting artist filings with the U.S. IPEC: http://blog.copyrightalliance.org/category/artists_speak_out/ Copyright Alliance YouTube channel of artist videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/CopyrightAlliance ABOUT THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE The Copyright Alliance is a non-profit, non-partisan public interest and educational organization representing artists and creators across the spectrum of copyright disciplines, including more than 40 trade association, companies and guilds, and 8,000 individual artists and creators. For more information, please visit www.copyrightalliance.org. # # # CONTACT: Gayle Osterberg or Amanda Reynolds 202/548-0133 |
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