Bundled into the big appropriations bill that Congress just passed is the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act, which has had the support from many in publishing for a number of years. The act establishes a Copyright Claims Board within the U.S. Copyright Office, so that creators can fight copyright violations without needing to bear the high costs and considerable complexities of litigation. The board, comprising three three Copyright Claims Officers to be appointed by the Librarian of Congress, will hear claims of up to $15,000 per claim. The bill was first introduced in late 2017; now, if the […]
