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STATEMENT FROM COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PATRICK ROSS RE: U.S. Supreme Court decision against hearing a challenge to Cartoon Network v. CSC Holdings, Inc.June 29, 2009“Like the lower court’s ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court decision is unfortunate and potentially harmful to creators and creative enterprises across the spectrum of copyright industries. We will monitor the ramifications of this decision and continue pushing for policy and legal outcomes that maintain creators’ incentives.” BACKGROUND The Copyright Alliance filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in November, 2008, urging the Court to review a Second Circuit ruling in the case of Cartoon Network v. CSC Holdings, Inc. The Supreme Court today decided against hearing the case. ABOUT THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE The Copyright Alliance is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization dedicated to the value of copyright as an agent for creativity, jobs and growth. For more information, please visit www.copyrightalliance.org. Members of the Copyright Alliance include: Advertising Photographers of America; American Federation of Television & Radio Artists; American Intellectual Property Law Association; American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; American Society of Media Photographers; Association of American Publishers; Association of Independent Music Publishers; AT&T; Broadcast Music, Inc.; Business Software Alliance; CBS Corporation; Church Music Publishers Association; Directors Guild of America; Entertainment Software Association; Graphic Artists Guild; Langley Productions; Magazine Publishers of America; Microsoft; Motion Picture Association of America; National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR); National Association of Broadcasters; National Collegiate Athletic Association; National Football League; National Music Publishers' Association; National Basketball Association Properties, Inc.; NBC Universal; Newspaper Association of America; News Corporation; Picture Archive Council of America; PPL and VPL; Professional Photographers of America; Professional School Photographers Association; Recording Industry Association of America; Reed Elsevier; SESAC; Software & Information Industry Association; Sony Pictures Entertainment; Time Warner; Universal Music Group; Viacom; The Walt Disney Company; Writers Guild of America, West. # # # FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.copyrightalliance.org CONTACT: Gayle Osterberg or Amanda Reynolds, 202/548-0133 ABOUT THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE # # # FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.copyrightalliance.org/ |
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