The News Media Drone Coalition, which NMA is a part of, sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on January 28 urging the FAA to immediately lift the Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) for all drones “in proximity to select location and mobile assets nationwide.”
The Alliance’s comments focused on proposals for expanded text and data mining (TDM) exceptions around the world that undermine American IP and creative industries. In particular, the comments discussed developments in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Vietnam.
We discussed how rate increases are impacting our members, working together collaboratively, service, and more.
The brief highlights the importance of Pentagon journalism and examples of public interest news reporting on military and national security issues.
The Alliance sent comments to the Federal Trade Commission’s request for public comment regarding a joint petition it received from the Consumer Federation of America and the American Economic Liberties Project.
On December 22, the News/Media Alliance along with other news associations filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in support of the appellant in Emmerich Newspapers v. Particle Media (dba Newsbreak).
The brief, in support of Thomson Reuters, highlighted news publishers’ reliance on copyright to protect their investment in quality journalism, and noted that uses like Ross’ undermine their ability to create and disseminate original content.
On November 17, the News/Media Alliance filed an amicus brief in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in support of the respondents in Fregosa v. Mashable, Inc.
The U.S. Senate voted on three different resolutions this week disapproving of the Trump Administration’s emergency tariffs.
On October 27, the Australian Government announced it would not move forward with proposals to adopt Text and Data Mining exceptions in Australian copyright law.
