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Supreme Court Affirms Copyright Term Extension Act

Pike, George H. (2003) Supreme Court Affirms Copyright Term Extension Act. Information Today NewsBreaks & the Weekly News Digest. ISSN 8755-6286 (Submitted)

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Abstract

On January 15, 2003, the United States Supreme Court released its much anticipated opinion upholding the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA). The Act extended the term of existing copyrights by 20 years, and also provided for longer terms for future copyrights, at least 70 years and in some cases well over 120 years. The Supreme Court’s decision, like the underlying Act, has been seen as a major victory for large-scale commercial copyright holders such as Disney and Time Warner, who’s creations like Mickey Mouse and the great movies and compositions of the 1920’s and early 30’s, are now protected until the year 2020 and beyond. Whether or not these commercial enterprises should be entitled to this victory will continue to be debated. However, there remain serious concerns that lesser works that have limited availability and commercial value will be the victims of the Act.


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Item Type: Article
Status: Submitted
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Pike, George H.
Date: 20 January 2003
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: Information Today NewsBreaks & the Weekly News Digest
Publisher: Learned Information, Inc., Medford, NJ
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: School of Law > Law
School of Law > Law > Faculty Publications
Refereed: No
Uncontrolled Keywords: Sonny, Bono, Copyright, Term, Extension, Act, Copyright, Term, Extension, Act, CTEA, copyright, law, commercial, copyrights, lawsuits, copyright, infringement, United, States, Supreme, Court
ISSN: 8755-6286
Official URL: http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/
Date Deposited: 11 Jun 2010 14:19
Last Modified: 20 Dec 2018 00:55
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/5659

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