WGAW Applauds Leahy's Introduction of the Copyright and Marriage Equality Act
The Writers Guild of America, West welcomed Sen. Patrick Leahy’s, D-Vt., introduction of the Copyright and Marriage Equality Act, in a news release Wednesday. The bill is designed to close a “loophole” in the Copyright Act that “discriminates among lawfully…
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married couples,” said a news release from Leahy’s office Wednesday. “A provision in the Copyright Act grants rights to the surviving spouse of a copyright owner only if the marriage is recognized in the owner’s state of residence at the time he or she dies,” it said. “It is wrong for the federal government to deny benefits or privileges to couples who have lawfully wed," said Leahy. Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., introduced the same bill (HR-5617) in September. That bill has 32 House co-sponsors.