Copyright experts are speaking out against a recent proposal from the U.S. Copyright Office, arguing that it will strip companies of vital protections that shield them from liability for copyright infringement.
At issue is Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which protects service providers from liability for copyright-infringing activities on the part of users. To receive these so-called safe harbor protections, one thing a service provider has to do is register an agent to receive takedown notices with the Copyright Office. On May 25, the Copyright Office issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning a new submission process to designate these agents. At first glance, the proposal was noncontroversial, calling for the implementation of an electronic registration system and proposing reducing the fee to designate an agent from the current price of at least $105 to only $6.
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