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 Brewster goes to Washington (congressional hearing on the Copyright Office Modernization Committee)

"The key thing I would suggest is the role the Library of Congress plays of preservation and access.

I mean, fundamentally, it's the Library for Congress, and they're building this collection of mandatory deposits as well as copyright registrations and everything that goes into their collections to try to preserve and create a better democracy."

https://blog.archive.org/2023/09/28/brewster-goes-to-washington-sep-26-2023/

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 "And I think the information that is produced by our key industries that are so important to Americans everywhere should be secured by the Library of Congress for the long-term preservation and access to make sure that things are leveraged as best we can for our country."
--speaking at Congressional Hearing

https://blog.archive.org/2023/09/28/brewster-goes-to-washington-sep-26-2023/

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 @4ff4c1fd this made me wonder if anyone has gone to Washington to argue for the case of free software and against propriatery software? @206b5bf5 #freesoftware