The Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force is
holding sessions on improving the digital marketplace for copyrighted works at
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The sessions are open to all and available via webcast. The next meeting is January 25, 2018. Here is a description of the meetings and
future agenda:
Topics likely to
be covered include: (1) initiatives to advance the digital content marketplace,
with a focus on standards, interoperability, and digital registries and
database initiatives to track ownership and usage rights and facilitate
licensing; (2) innovative technologies (e.g. blockchain, artificial
intelligence) designed to improve the ways consumers access and use photos,
film, music, text, and other types of digital content; (3) international
initiatives, including the role of government in facilitating such initiatives
and technological development. Members of the public will have opportunities to
participate at the meeting.
In the previous
public meetings, the Task Force heard from stakeholders that the government can
play a useful role by facilitating dialogues between and among industry
sectors. Based on this feedback, the Task Force has organized this meeting to
build on the work of the December
2016 meeting and
facilitate constructive, cross-industry dialogue among stakeholders about ways
to promote a more robust and collaborative online marketplace for copyrighted
works.
I think wide participation from stakeholders from around the
world is welcome. The distribution of content on the Internet is changing soon.
Happy Holidays!
