CCCC-IP Caucus & Committee files public comments on The Joint Strategic Plan, and with support of CCCC

Last week, we sent out the following email to various listserves and facebook for people to "sign" on in support of public comments crafted by the CCCC-IP Caucus and Committee - here's the email which supplies background information:

Dear Everyone:


We are inviting you to offer your “signature” in support of the CCCC-IP Caucus (endorsed by the CCCC-IP Committee and CCCC) with respect to the letter linked below, on or before Tuesday, midnight EST, March 23, 2010 (send your name and institutional affiliation c/o martinerife@gmail.com). Offering your support to the IP Caucus does not preclude you from additionally composing your own public comments (details below), and we encourage you to do so.


Each year since 1994 the Intellectual Property Caucus of the Conference on College Communication and Composition (CCCC-IP Caucus) meets for an hours long discussion/workshop on issues surrounding teachers and researchers of writing/composing as those issues intersect intellectual property law and policy.


This year, on Weds. March 17, the caucus crafted a letter to Victoria A. Espinel, United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator in response to a formal request for public comments (due on or before March 24 at 5pm EST-but to be submitted by us well in
advance of the deadline) on the topic of increasing IP enforcement (see link to “short explanation” below).


CCCC-IP CAUCUS LETTER
http://www.martinecourantrife.com/IP-CAUCUS/CCCC-ip_caucus-committee-ltr-3-22-2010.pdf

Short Explanation
http://www.martinecourantrife.com/IP-CAUCUS/Short-Explanation.pdf

Call for public comments:

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-3539.htm

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-3539.pdf

Some sample letters/public comments on somewhat related issues, for further ideas:

http://www.copyright.gov/1201/2008/answers/7_10_responses/decherney-reply-to-post-hearing-questions_1.pdf

http://www.copyright.gov/1201/2008/answers/9_21_responses/otw.pdf

http://www.copyright.gov/1201/2008/answers/9_21_responses/joint-supporters.pdf

http://www.ce.org/PDF/obamaIPcoalitionletter.pdf

http://www.copyright.gov/1201/2008/answers/7_10_responses/final-rife_response-to-questions-july-10-2009.pdf

http://www.copyright.gov/1201/2008/answers/9_21_responses/rife.pdf

http://www.martinecourantrife.com/IP-CAUCUS/sample-public-advocacy-letters/0Arife_request_FINAL_4-1-09.pdf

If you would like to offer your support of the CCCC-IP Caucus, please send your name and institutional affiliation to martinerife@gmail.com on or before Tuesday, midnight EST, March 23, 2010 and it will be included in the designated space on the CCCC-IP Caucus letter (see
letter linked above).


Thank you much for your time!


Martine & Traci


Traci Zimmerman, Associate Professor

The School of Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication

James Madison University

Senior Chair; CCCC-IP Caucus


Martine Courant Rife, Professor

Writing Program, Communication Department

Lansing Community College

Junior Chair; CCCC-IP Caucus