Copyright Alliance Presses Trump on Protections

The Copyright Alliance, which represents content creators, has asked President Donald Trump to stand up for copyright protections here and abroad, pointing out he has a personal interest in that protection.

In a letter to the President, the group pointed to Trump's own IP. "Throughout the long history of our country, few, if any, Presidents have had a more sizable and diverse copyright portfolio than you," they said. "[The Apprentice, for example]. Your experiences as a businessman have afforded you insights into the value and importance of copyright and how copyright protections help drive the US economy and create millions of well-paying jobs and small businesses." It said that it was important the copyright owners get free market value for their work, free of undue government regulations, and in the limited cases where the government does deem it necessary to set royalties, that fair market value still applies.