Protect Creators, Protect Massachusetts’ Economy, Protect Copyright. Say “No” to S 2330 and H 3595.
Massachusetts
Protect Massachusetts’ creative economy.
The U.S. Copyright Act stems directly from the U.S. Constitution and grants authors and creators of all kinds the exclusive rights to their creative expression, including, especially, the right to make it available to the public through a variety of licensing terms and business models. S 2330 and H 3595 undermine this construct and violate the U.S. Copyright Act and Constitution.
Without these copyright protections, the enormous contributions that American authors and creators make to global culture, education, innovation, and a free and open democracy, would be threatened.
Massachusetts legislators: Protect our creative economy and say “NO” to S 2330 and H 3595.
Our Case
The argument against S 2330 and H 3595.
It Will Hurt Massachusetts’ Creative Economy
Local arts and cultural production industry contributes $23.7 billion to the state’s GDP.
Local music industries contribute $2.9 billion to the state’s GDP.
The local television and radio industry contributes $23.6 to billion to the state’s GDP.
It Will Hurt Massachusetts’s Creative Economy
Local motion picture and television industry support 13,700 direct jobs and 125,091 production-related jobs.
Local music industry supports 44,616 jobs.
Local radio and television supports 49,584 jobs.
Local app economy supports 166,820 jobs in the computing workforce.
