Yesterday, Bloomberg TV interviewed Sunil Iyengar of the National Endowment for the Arts to discuss a new study that analyzes the economic contributions of arts, entertainment, and culture. “This was the first time that the U.S. Government had really put a dollar figure to the total contribution of arts and... Read more
Flesh-eating zombies are not the only thing that concerns Gale Anne Hurd. The Executive Producer of AMC’s hit series “The Walking Dead” spoke out yesterday about the harmful impact of piracy at Variety’s annual Content Protection Summit. Says the Creative Community, Responsible Businesses, and Parents Can All Play a Role... Read more
A new study released today by the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) demonstrates how our jobs and creative works helped the copyright industries contribute more than $1 trillion to the U.S. economy in 2012 – an all-time high. See coverage in the Los Angeles Times. “This report makes it crystal... Read more
On Sunday, The New York Times ran an op-ed by essayist and cartoonist Tim Kreider, who writes eloquently and humorously about his frustrations with the fact that many people expect him to work for free. Just as the atom bomb was the weapon that was supposed to render war obsolete,... Read more
In a positive development for the creative community, several key advertising leaders converged at Advertising Week in New York City to sound the alarm about the harmful effects of digital piracy. Wenda Harris Millard of MediaLink moderated a panel discussion called “Digital Media Value Under Attack: It’s Worse than You... Read more
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property today held a hearing on the role of voluntary agreements in supporting intellectual property rights online and promoting a safe, legal, and prosperous Internet economy – and featured testimony from witnesses representing creative industries. Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) applauded all stakeholders for ‘confronting... Read more