Watch and Share Songwriter Peter Himmelman's Video on the Value of Music and Fair Compensation to Music Creators

July 2010

Songwriter Peter Himmelman harnessed his own creativity and artistic sensibility and came up with some striking short films that cleverly express the songwriter's viewpoint about ASCAP and Copyright protection.

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Paul Williams Responds to Copyleft Challenge

July 2010

Anti-copyright crusaders are currently engaged in a publicity campaign to discredit ASCAP's efforts to defend the copyrights of our professional songwriter and composer members.

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Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement

June 2010

On June 22, the Obama Administration issued the nation's first Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement. Creation of the plan, drafted under the auspices of the Office of the United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Victoria Espinel, was required by the PRO IP Act (Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act), passed in 2008. Vice President Joe Biden announced the Plan at a press conference that also included U.S. IPEC Espinel, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Ron Kirk.

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