NTIA NOI: Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Internet Economy

[Brenden Kuerbis]

On a COICA related note, hot off the press, NTIA NOI on Copyright Policy,
Creativity, and Innovation in the Internet Economy  <
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-24863.pdf>

Comments due Nov 19.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, October 5, 2010



News Media Contact:

Shira Kramer, (202) 482-4883, skramer at doc.gov



Commerce Department Seeks Comment on Protecting Copyrighted Works on
the Internet

Department’s Internet Policy Task Force Leads Effort to Keep Internet
Open for Innovation



Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Commerce Department’s Internet Policy Task
Force today issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking comment from all
interested stakeholders - including rights holders, Internet service
providers, and consumers - on the protection of copyrighted works
online and the relationship between copyright law and innovation in
the Internet economy.



“The Department of Commerce has played an instrumental role in the
development of policies that have helped digital commerce flourish,”
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said. “These policies explicitly
recognize the legitimate rights and expectations of those whose
creation and distribution of digital works strengthen our economy,
expand our exports, and create jobs in America. Our ongoing challenge
and commitment is to align the flexibility needed for innovation in
the Internet economy with effective means of protecting copyrighted
works that are accessible online.”



Considering the vital importance of the Internet in today’s society,
the Department of Commerce has made it a top priority to ensure that
the Internet remains open for innovation.  The initiative on Copyright
Policy, Creativity and Innovation in the Internet economy seeks to
identify policies that will:



1)      Generate benefits for rights holders of creative works
accessible online and make recommendations with respect to those who
infringe on those rights;



2)      Enable the robust and free flow of information to facilitate
innovation and growth of the Internet economy; and



3)      Ensure transparency and due process in cooperative efforts to
build confidence in the Internet as a means of distributing
copyrighted works.



The comments gathered through this NOI will be used by the Internet
Policy Task Force in preparing a report that will contribute to the
administration’s domestic policy and international engagement in the
area of online copyright protection.



Today’s announcement and NOI represent one of many issue areas being
tackled by the department’s Internet Policy Task Force, which Locke
launched in April. The Task Force is comprised of staff members from
the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA),
the International Trade Administration (ITA), the National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Patent and Trademark Office
(PTO), and is coordinated through Commerce’s Office of Policy and
Strategic Planning, which reports to the Secretary.

Prior to releasing this NOI, the Task Force held dozens of listening
sessions with a wide range of stakeholders over the first half of the
year to better understand the current and most complex questions
related to online copyright protection and the broader impact of
content issues on innovation in the Internet economy.  The Task Force
also convened a public meeting on July 1 to address these issues
further, which included 20 speakers and representatives from a range
of stakeholder groups.



Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments by e-mail to
copyright-noi-2010 at ntia.doc.gov.  Comments filed in response to this
NOI will be made available to the public on the Internet Policy Task
Force website at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/internetpolicytaskforce.  For
this reason, comments should not include confidential, proprietary or
sensitive business information.



More details concerning the NOI can be found in the Federal Register
notice at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-24863.pdf.



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Brenden Kuerbis
Internet Governance Project
http://internetgovernance.org
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