WHO WE ARE
The Digital Creators Coalition (DCC) is a group of associations, companies and organizations that represent individual creators, independent producers, small-and-medium-size enterprises (SMEs), large businesses, and labor organizations from the American creative communities. We contribute significantly to U.S. GDP, exports and employment – collectively employing or representing millions of American creators, and contributing billions of dollars to the U.S. economy.
OUR MISSION
The Digital Creators Coalition (DCC) is a broad and diverse group of American copyright-intensive communities, including movies, music, television, authors, publishers, news media and sports, and is committed to advancing the interests of the creative community in the online environment around the world. We are united in our resolve that strong copyright protection for creative industries should be a top priority for engagement on international intellectual property and trade policy.
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DCC Comments to the US Government for the Special 301 Process
The Digital Creators Coalition (DCC), representing a broad cross-section of U.S. creative industries, submitted comments to the U.S. Trade Representative urging strong international protection of copyright in the 2026 Special 301 Review, particularly in the context of artificial intelligence. The coalition argues that generative AI systems are being trained on copyrighted works without authorization or compensation and strongly opposes foreign laws that create text-and-data-mining (TDM) exceptions or statutory licensing regimes allowing such use.
DCC Welcomes New US Patent and Trademark Office Director Squires
On behalf of the American creative sector, the Digital Creators Coalition (DCC) congratulates you on your confirmation as the Director of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO). Your Office is vital to the U.S. government’s work of championing American global dominance in creativity. As President Trump proclaimed on World IP Day, “The future of our great Nation depends on the continued safeguarding of our intellectual property, which fuels economic growth, technological progress, and global competitiveness.” The critical role of PTO supports millions of American creators and their contributions to U.S. jobs, wages, economic growth and national economic security.
DCC Sights Copyright Exceptions for AI Scraping as Unfair Trade Practices to US Government
The Digital Creators Coalition (DCC), representing a broad spectrum of the American creative industry—including musicians, filmmakers, authors, and visual artists—submitted comments to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) regarding unfair trade practices that undermine intellectual property (IP) protections. Their primary concern is the growing trend of copyright exceptions for text and data mining (TDM) in foreign countries, which allows artificial intelligence (AI) models to be trained on copyrighted works without authorization or compensation.