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The Copyright Clause of the United States
Constitution and Its Historical Background
How the Copyright Clause came about and the historical background of copyright extension.
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The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension
Act
Discussion of the reasons for the passage of the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act and its importance.
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Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
The text of the new copyright extension signed into law in 1998
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Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
Signature Page
See the actual signed version of the copyright extension law.
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New Terms for Copyright Protection
Simply defined, what are the new terms for copyright protection.
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Senator Orrin Hatch's Statement Before
Congress March 2, 1995
Excerpts from Mr. Hatch's introduction of the law to Congress.
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Senator Orrin Hatch's Statement Before
Congress March 20, 1997
Mr. Hatch's introduction of the law to Congress.
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Senator Patrick Leahy's Statement Before
Congress March 20, 1997
Mr. Leahy's remarks in support of copyright extension to Congress.
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Senator Diane Feinstein's Statement Before
Congress March 20, 1997
Ms. Feinstein's remarks in support of copyright extension to Congress.
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Statement of Bruce E. Lehman, Former Assistant
Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents & Trademarks
September 20, 1995
Mr. Lehman's testimony before Congress on the importance of extending the term of copyrights.
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Statement of Jack Valenti, Motion Picture
Association September 20, 1995
Mr. Valenti's testimony before Congress on the importance of extending the term
of copyrights.
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Congress May Constitutionally Extend the
Term of Copyrights
Discussion of the reasons Congress can extend the terms of copyrights
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United States Court of Appeals Decision
Upholding Copyright Extension
The United States Court of Appeals upheld copyright extension.
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U.S. Should Extend Copyright Terms
Article by David Nimmer published in
Billboard on April 16, 1994
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Extending Copyrights Preserves U.S. Culture
Excerpts from an article by Arthur Miller published in Billboard on Jan
14, 1995
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| Clinton Supports Copyright Extension
Excerpts from an article published in Billboard on September 30, 1995
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| Other links for copyright extension information:
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| The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers:
http://www.ascap.com/legislative/legis_fourmajor.html
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| The National Music Publishers' Association, Inc.:
http://www.nmpa.org/nmpa/termfinal.html
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| United States Supreme Court Decision Upholding Copyright Extension The United States Supreme Court upheld copyright extension.
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/02pdf/01-618.pdf
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| The Mythology of the Public Domain: Exploring the Myths Behind Attacks
On the Duration of Copyright ProtectionPaper written by Scott Martin giving
the myths behind the current attacks on copyrights and the true information
for each.
http://llr.lls.edu/eldred/martin-original.pdf
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