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Copyright law affects free expression, research, libraries, education, and the right to repair. A major restructuring of the Copyright Office deserves hearings and debate. That’s not what this bill got. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

eff.orgCongress Just Rushed Through a Disastrous Copyright Office OverhaulIn a voice vote earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6028, the “Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act.” The legislation is presented as a technical reorganization of

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Copyright law is already too broad—protecting monopolies, entrenching generational wealth and extending protections on software beyond a human lifetime. Fair use—especially when work is created with public funding—should be expanded. Making oversight a political role will make everything worse.