Comments on: The Future of the Copyright Office http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/05/26/the-future-of-the-copyright-office/ Content Theft, Plagiarism, Copyright Infringement Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:59:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Shannon Richardson http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/05/26/the-future-of-the-copyright-office/comment-page-1/#comment-134783 Shannon Richardson Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:22:14 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=3578#comment-134783 My comment is the system has worked amazingly for me and instead of filing 20 songs on a cdr with a paper application, I have filed just recently 88 of my songs/recordings on a Sound Recording application which in turn registered me for the 88 songs as well as the 88 recordings. My case is stil open and I'm guessing if I had them I could register another hundred or two on the one application. I did an electronic previously as well and had 48 songs registered and the cool thing is in the catalog it lists all 48 titles. There are some awesome things about eco. It is cheaper and it allows you a lot more material in one register. The downside is it can take more time, especially if you have a lot of files and a slow internet connection. All in all, I love it and have been registering songs and recordings for 13 years. My comment is the system has worked amazingly for me and instead of filing 20 songs on a cdr with a paper application, I have filed just recently 88 of my songs/recordings on a Sound Recording application which in turn registered me for the 88 songs as well as the 88 recordings. My case is stil open and I'm guessing if I had them I could register another hundred or two on the one application. I did an electronic previously as well and had 48 songs registered and the cool thing is in the catalog it lists all 48 titles. There are some awesome things about eco. It is cheaper and it allows you a lot more material in one register. The downside is it can take more time, especially if you have a lot of files and a slow internet connection. All in all, I love it and have been registering songs and recordings for 13 years.

]]> By: 25 Things To Do While Waiting for the Copyright Office | PlagiarismToday http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/05/26/the-future-of-the-copyright-office/comment-page-1/#comment-128893 25 Things To Do While Waiting for the Copyright Office | PlagiarismToday Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:42:25 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=3578#comment-128893 [...] have a longstanding history of criticizing the Copyright Office, especially its Electronic Copyright Office (ECO) system, which was supposed to make registrations [...] [...] have a longstanding history of criticizing the Copyright Office, especially its Electronic Copyright Office (ECO) system, which was supposed to make registrations [...]

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]]> By: USCO to Raise Registration Fees | PlagiarismToday http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/05/26/the-future-of-the-copyright-office/comment-page-1/#comment-125691 USCO to Raise Registration Fees | PlagiarismToday Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:46:14 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=3578#comment-125691 [...] For most, this means extremely little. Very few take the time to register their works as very few people have much practical reason to consider filing a suit. However, if you are thinking of filing a registration and wish to use the paper forms, you should probably do so before August 1. That being said, you should probably expect to wait until at least December 2010 for your certificate. [...] [...] For most, this means extremely little. Very few take the time to register their works as very few people have much practical reason to consider filing a suit. However, if you are thinking of filing a registration and wish to use the paper forms, you should probably do so before August 1. That being said, you should probably expect to wait until at least December 2010 for your certificate. [...]

]]> By: Wilsonville Web Design http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/05/26/the-future-of-the-copyright-office/comment-page-1/#comment-129054 Wilsonville Web Design Sun, 31 May 2009 05:44:28 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=3578#comment-129054 As usual the government, in trying to make things easier, has created more problems. I copyright registration were put into private hands, there would be more incentive to get things done more efficiently. I would think that a person who wants a copyright should not have to wait shuch a long time to get the certificate necessary to protect their work. As usual the government, in trying to make things easier, has created more problems. I copyright registration were put into private hands, there would be more incentive to get things done more efficiently. I would think that a person who wants a copyright should not have to wait shuch a long time to get the certificate necessary to protect their work.

]]> By: Wilsonville Web Design http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/05/26/the-future-of-the-copyright-office/comment-page-1/#comment-128148 Wilsonville Web Design Sun, 31 May 2009 01:44:28 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=3578#comment-128148 As usual the government, in trying to make things easier, has created more problems. I copyright registration were put into private hands, there would be more incentive to get things done more efficiently. I would think that a person who wants a copyright should not have to wait shuch a long time to get the certificate necessary to protect their work. As usual the government, in trying to make things easier, has created more problems. I copyright registration were put into private hands, there would be more incentive to get things done more efficiently. I would think that a person who wants a copyright should not have to wait shuch a long time to get the certificate necessary to protect their work.

]]> By: MikeRT http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/05/26/the-future-of-the-copyright-office/comment-page-1/#comment-125615 MikeRT Wed, 27 May 2009 11:28:57 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=3578#comment-125615 <blockquote>So who's to blame? I think there's enough to go around on this one.</blockquote>Who knows? A single government program manager can do to a multi-million dollar contract what the Spartans did at Thermopylae to the Persians. The sad part is that we'll never know the details short of someone filing a FOIA request.

So who's to blame? I think there's enough to go around on this one.

Who knows? A single government program manager can do to a multi-million dollar contract what the Spartans did at Thermopylae to the Persians. The sad part is that we'll never know the details short of someone filing a FOIA request.

]]> By: Jonathan Bailey http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/05/26/the-future-of-the-copyright-office/comment-page-1/#comment-125614 Jonathan Bailey Wed, 27 May 2009 11:14:35 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=3578#comment-125614 As someone who has worked on government contract projects before (though admittedly I was doing IT work for a contraction company under such a contract, not providing an engineering service) I can vouch for what you say.There is a saying in these circles, "Quality, Speed and Cheap, you get to choose two out of the three."Unfortunately, the ECO system failed on all three. The quality is poor, it took years to produce and it was $52 million. It seems to me that this class of failure requires input from all parties involved.I do think you said it best with your comment "the federal government still has not learned that it has to focus on value, not price, if it wants to save tax money." That is exactly true. Another hat I wore in a previous life was working for the Corps of Engineers here in New Orleans. Though they have some of the best engineers in the world working here, their contracting system is broken due to the emphasis on price, not quality.So who's to blame? I think there's enough to go around on this one. I just hope that the levees near my home are better built than the ECO system. As someone who has worked on government contract projects before (though admittedly I was doing IT work for a contraction company under such a contract, not providing an engineering service) I can vouch for what you say.There is a saying in these circles, "Quality, Speed and Cheap, you get to choose two out of the three."Unfortunately, the ECO system failed on all three. The quality is poor, it took years to produce and it was $52 million. It seems to me that this class of failure requires input from all parties involved.I do think you said it best with your comment "the federal government still has not learned that it has to focus on value, not price, if it wants to save tax money." That is exactly true. Another hat I wore in a previous life was working for the Corps of Engineers here in New Orleans. Though they have some of the best engineers in the world working here, their contracting system is broken due to the emphasis on price, not quality.So who's to blame? I think there's enough to go around on this one. I just hope that the levees near my home are better built than the ECO system.

]]> By: MikeRT http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/05/26/the-future-of-the-copyright-office/comment-page-1/#comment-125613 MikeRT Wed, 27 May 2009 09:17:25 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=3578#comment-125613 Government contracts of this nature are rarely simple when it comes to assigning blame. You have serious government management problems ranging from stakeholders being denied access to the contractors by micromanaging government program management, to management chaos on the government side. Then, on the contractor side, you can have anything from a spineless management that won't stand up for its technical decisions in the face of government opposition, to incredibly incompetent contractors whose sole reason for being there is that they put out the lowest bid. On that last note, the federal government still has not learned that it has to focus on value, not price, if it wants to save tax money. A team from a crappy company like a certain one that begins with the letter "S" may cost half of what a team from a high-priced firm like General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman IS, BAE Systems or Oracle Services costs, but the latter's engineers actually know what they're doing and can get the work done in less time and at better quality. Government contracts of this nature are rarely simple when it comes to assigning blame. You have serious government management problems ranging from stakeholders being denied access to the contractors by micromanaging government program management, to management chaos on the government side. Then, on the contractor side, you can have anything from a spineless management that won't stand up for its technical decisions in the face of government opposition, to incredibly incompetent contractors whose sole reason for being there is that they put out the lowest bid. On that last note, the federal government still has not learned that it has to focus on value, not price, if it wants to save tax money. A team from a crappy company like a certain one that begins with the letter "S" may cost half of what a team from a high-priced firm like General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman IS, BAE Systems or Oracle Services costs, but the latter's engineers actually know what they're doing and can get the work done in less time and at better quality.

]]> By: Copyright Office ECO Not Speeding Up Process « Current Trends in Copyright, Trademark & Entertainment Law http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/05/26/the-future-of-the-copyright-office/comment-page-1/#comment-125611 Copyright Office ECO Not Speeding Up Process « Current Trends in Copyright, Trademark & Entertainment Law Tue, 26 May 2009 18:49:08 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=3578#comment-125611 [...] Updated 5/26/09: Read more commentary from the Plagiarism Today blog. [...] [...] Updated 5/26/09: Read more commentary from the Plagiarism Today blog. [...]

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