House Judiciary Chairman to launch sweeping review of US copyright law

House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) said that his committee will launch a sweeping review of the country's copyright law and hold a series of hearings on the matter "in the months ahead."

In remarks at the Library of Congress, Chairman Goodlatte argued that existing copyright law lags behind the rapid pace of technology, forcing policymakers to make challenging decisions based on these outdated rules. "It is my belief that a wide review of our nation’s copyright laws and related enforcement mechanisms is timely. I am announcing today that the House Judiciary Committee will hold a comprehensive series of hearings on U.S. copyright law in the months ahead," Chairman Goodlatte said. "The goal of these hearings will be to determine whether the laws are still working in the digital age."