The ACLU and the CASE Act: Free speech or a free for all?

As hundreds of thousands of independent creators across the country are aware, there is a much-anticipated bill on the horizon called the CASE Act, legislation that they are counting on Congress to pass as quickly as possible. The CASE Act, now co-sponsored by more than 100 members of Congress, proposes the creation of a “small claims tribunal” within the United States Copyright Office where creators can defend and protect their copyrighted works. Why is something like this necessary? Because individual creators such as visual journalists going to federal court to...