It appears as if the United States will see a new major development in copyright law in the near future. On March 20, Maria A. Pallante, the register of Copyrights in the U.S. Copyright Office, gave a speech in the House of Representatives. In her speech, she stated that there will soon be new developments in U.S. copyright law, explicitly stating that the U.S. must begin “the next great copyright act”. This is in response to the increasing threats that illegal online distributors have posed to the creators of original works. As is to be expected, debate has begun on whether or not these reforms are necessary, and to what extent they will be expanded upon. As this speech was made relatively recently, it is early to begin coming up with conclusions as to what is the right course of action. We must wait and see what developments occur, as well what others have to say on the issue, before coming up with a correct conclusion.

http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2013/04/10/comprehensive-copyright-reform/id=37826/