House Judiciary Committee To Host Copyright Roundtable Discussion in Nashville

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) will take part in the House Judiciary Committee’s listening tour, as part of the Committee’s comprehensive copyright review. The House Judiciary Committee will launch the copyright review listening tour with a roundtable discussion in Nashville on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at Belmont University. The roundtable is expected to include a wide range of professionals from the music industry.

Chairman Goodlatte and Ranking Member Conyers issued the following statement on the upcoming copyright review listening tour.

“America’s copyright industries – movies, television programming, music, books, video games and computer software – and technology sector are vitally important to our national economy. The House Judiciary Committee’s copyright review is focused on determining whether our copyright laws are still working in the digital age to reward creativity and innovation in order to ensure these crucial industries can thrive.

“In the coming weeks the House Judiciary Committee will conduct several roundtable discussions to hear directly from the creators and innovators about the challenges they face in their creative field and what changes are needed to ensure U.S. copyright law keeps pace with technological advances.”