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On the recordMarch 9, 2009
There is no doubt that the Committee must step up to the plate and update the copyright laws to reflect the fact that musical performances are shared today in ways that were never envisioned when the copyright laws were last updated.
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Russell Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters insists on the need to modernize copyright laws for current digital sharing practices.

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