1/1/2007
Fair Use Position Paper 2007
Update
 
6/27/2006
CEA Testimony on Audio and Video Flags

1/24/2006
CEA Testimony on Broadcast and Audio Flag
Shapiro Testimony 012406

10/6/2004
CEA/IEEE/NetCoaltion Letter Regarding S. 2560, the "Induce Act."
 
9/28/2004
Joint Letter on S. 2560
Letter and points of concern from CEA, companies and other interested organizations that were sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding both the process and the substance related to the September 27th draft of S. 2560.
Points of Concern

8/24/2004
CEA and Organizations Letter Regarding Copyright Office Induce Act Recommendations
Letter from CEA and a broad array of technology and telecommunications companies, trade associations, public interest groups, libraries and education groups expressing concerns and requesting hearings on the Induce Act and the Copyright Office's recommended statutory language. 

8/13/2004
CEA-HRRC Induce Act Alternative Proposal
CEA/HRRC alternative proposal for the "Induce Act," S. 2560.

7/22/2004
CEA Testimony on S. 2560, the
Testimony of CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro before Senate Judiciary Committee on S.2560, the "Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004."

6/23/2004
CEA Letter Regarding S. 2560
CEA's letter outlines industry concerns that the "Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004" (S. 2560) could jeopardize the crucial protection for innovators that was established in the Betamax ruling by essentially granting copyright owners veto power over the introduction of any new technology for home and personal use that they deem objectionable.
 
5/12/2004
CEA URGES CONGRESS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS' DIGITAL RIGHTS
Statement of Gary J. Shapiro, Chairman, The Home Recording Rights Coalition regarding H.R. 107, the "Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2003" 
Gary Shapiro Testimony

7/25/2003
CEA Opposes Bill Instructing FBI to "Deter" Fair Use
CEA letter describes how H.R. 2517 could have a chilling effect on lawful home use practices.
CEA Letter Opposing H.R. 2517

3/24/2003
CEA Joins 25 Organizations In Calling for Congressional Support of The Digital Media Consumers Rights Act
Companies, Trade Associations and Consumer Groups Cosign Letter To Congress
Organizational H.R. 107 Letter

5/21/2002
CEA Files Amici Brief In Support Of Public Domain
CEA joined other parties in filing a friend of the court brief arguing the 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) violates the Constitution by creating an imbalance between copyright and broad public access. The case, Eldred v. Ashcroft, is before the US Supreme Court. 
Eldred v. Ashcroft Amici Brief

5/15/2002
CEA Files Amicus Brief in Support of SONICblue
CEA led four other technology trade associations yesterday in filing an amici curiae (friend of the court) brief in support of personal video recorder (PVR) manufacturer, SONICblue, the defendant in U.S. District Court case Paramount Pictures Corporation, et. al., v. ReplayTV and SONICblue. The plaintiffs in the case claim that commercial skipping, which consumers have done through a variety of methods (including changing the channel), violates their copyright. Joining CEA in the amici brief filing were the Information Technology Association of America, the Computer & Communications Industry Association and the Association for Competitive Technology. The brief specifically supported SONICblue's objections to the court's April 26, 2002 discovery order. The order would force SONICblue to develop and install new software in consumers' PVRs that would collect all information about what programs users watch, record or send to a select and limited group. The company then would be forced to provide the information to the motion picture studios -- the plaintiff suing the company for allegedly contributing to copyright infringement.
Amici Brief Filed by CEA, ACT, CCIA, ITAA

8/28/2000
CEA Supports Consumer Rights In Historic Court Case
CEA Supports Consumer Rights In Historic Napster Court Case 
CEA Response in Support of Napster