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Late last year, the EFF sent out a mailer to its donors, myself among them, grossly misconstruing H.R.1695 - Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability
by busterarm 7y ago
Late last year, the EFF sent out a mailer to its donors, myself among them, grossly misconstruing H.R.1695 - Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017. Worse, the mailer contained obvious lies and FUD, among other things saying that it would undermine the authority of the Library of Congress.
I sent a kindly worded mailer back to the EFF stating my long-standing support and how I was concerned about their chosen tactic and abuse of the facts. I made it clear that my donation and public support was at stake. They blew me off and I haven't given them money since.
Every time they send me something asking for money, I send a kindly worded email back summarizing the situation, which they also do not respond to, but still ask me for money.
Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say here is that I'm not surprised.
- souterrain 7y agoThe Register of Copyrights is currently appointed by the Librarian of Congress. Should H.R.1695 become law, the Register of Copyrights would no longer be appointed by the Librarian of Congress, who is the head of Library of Congress. This does undermine the current authority of the Library of Congress. EDIT: Adding reference to H.R.1695 which passed the House, but stalled in Senate. https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1695 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1695
- busterarm 7y agoThe Register of Copyrights becomes a presidential appointee. A president also has the authority to remove the librarian of congress (and this has happened before), so no, not really. This bill has overwhelming bipartisan support. https://judiciary.house.gov/news/press-releases/fact-sheet-hr-1695-register-copyrights-selection-and-accountability-act https://judiciary.house.gov/news/press-releases/fact-sheet-h... The house judiciary clarified this point saying how it removes presidential authority to replace the librarian of congress at whim.