FCC Should Take CO Letter into Account, Says Copyright Alliance

No factual evidence supports Public Knowledge's accusation that the Copyright Office is more dedicated to helping copyright holders than accurately interpreting the law, said the Copyright Alliance in an FCC filing in commission docket 16-42 on PK's response (see 1608040062) to CO (see 1608050053) on commission-proposed set-top box rules. “The mere fact that the Copyright Office’s analysis conflicts with the policy positions of Public Knowledge and its supporters does not mean that that the Copyright Office is biased; and Public Knowledge’s unsupported claims only underscore their inability to address the substance of the analysis,” the alliance said in a release. It's “incumbent” on the FCC to “take into account the Register’s views on the Proposal,” the alliance said. The plan outlined in the set-top NPRM would “harm” content creators, it said. Members include 21st Century Fox, CBS, Disney, the NBA, Newspaper Association of America, RIAA and Sony Pictures, said the group's website.