Senate Takes Steps to Crack Down on Online Infringement

Photographers need to stay focused on Capitol Hill these days, as copyright is a hot topic. In fact, two key pieces of legislation were recently introduced in the U.S. Senate in an effort to bring copyright law up to date with the advances in digital technology:

  • S. 986 – The Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (The PROTECT IP Act)
  • S. 978 – a bill that increases the criminal penalties associated with online copyright infringement.

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