"The letter sent Thursday by Tillis and Schiff requested answers from Wood about why over one-third of the participants on the Restatement project resigned."
"a general undercurrent of anti-copyright sentiment that...manifests itself through a disproportionate focus on atypical court decisions that limit the scope of copyright protection."
"ill-suited for treatment in a Restatement"
Senators Thom Tillis and Adam Schiff sent a letter to American Law Institute Director Diane Wood requesting answers to 14 questions about the Copyright Restatement Project. The inquiry follows mass resignations in which more than one-third of project participants left over objections to the final product. Critics described an undercurrent of anti-copyright sentiment and a focus on atypical court decisions that narrow copyright protection. Members of Congress and agencies warned that federal statutes like copyright are ill-suited for Restatement treatment and could muddle the law. Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter stepped down as an adviser in 2021, citing multiple concerns. Concerns have expanded around copyright treatment amid generative AI development.
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