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Exclusive: Copyright modernisation reform in the works at Senate

Rani Mehta
December 15 2021
Senator Thom Tillis

Senators are looking into reviving a 2020 draft bill that was never made public but that sought to modernise the US Copyright Office, say sources

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Rani reports on all aspects of IP in the US and the Americas, particularly trademarks and copyright. Based in New York, she covers in-house and private practice lawyers' concerns and insights into the market.
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