Copyright Alliance issues open letter

September 29, 2009 Within a few days of circulation among the Alliance's grassroots network, the letter has garnered nearly 7,000 electronic signatures, including from self-identified filmmakers, animators and cinematographers, they said. "Artists and creators make important contributions not only to our society and culture, but also to our economy," said Lucinda Dugger, the Alliance's director of outreach. Increasingly, creators are finding their work misappropriated, reproduced and distributed without their knowledge, consent or benefit by those who believe intellectual property should be free for the taking.

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