Copyright term, film labeling, and film preservation legislation : hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, on H.R. 989, H.R. 1248, and H.R. 1734 ... June 1 and July 13, 1995 (1996)

Record Details:

Title:
Copyright term, film labeling, and film preservation legislation : hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, on H.R. 989, H.R. 1248, and H.R. 1734 ... June 1 and July 13, 1995
Date:
1996
Publisher:
Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office
Volume:
Copyright term, film labeling, and film preservation legislation : hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, on H.R. 989, H.R. 1248, and H.R. 1734 ... June 1 and July 13, 1995
Leaf #:
0007
Language:
English
Subjects:
Copyright -- United States, Copyright -- Motion pictures United States","Motion pictures -- Labeling United States","Motion pictures -- Conservation and restoration United States
Collection:
Government & Law and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Boston Public Library
Sponsor:
Kahle/Austin Foundation and Omidyar Network
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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COPYRIGHT TERM, FILM LABELING, AND FILM PRESERVATION LEGISLATION THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1995 House of Representatives, subcommitee on courts and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary, Pasadena, CA. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9 a.m., at the Richard H. Chambers U.S. Court of Appeals Building, 1255 Grand Avenue, Pasadena, CA, Hon. Carlos J. Moorhead (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Carlos J. Moorhead, Sonny Bono, John Conyers, Jr., Howard L. Berman, and Xavier Becerra. Also present: Joseph V. Wolfe, counsel; Mitch Glazier, assistant counsel; Sheila Wood, secretary; Julian Epstein, minority staff director; and Betty Wheeler, minority counsel. OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN MOORHEAD Mr. Moorhead. The Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property will come to order. Today, the subcommittee is conducting a hearing on H.R. 989, the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1995; H.R. 1248, the Film Disclosure Act of 1995; and H.R. 1734, the National Film Preservation Act of 1995. H.R. 989, which I introduced, would extend the term of ownership of a copyrighted work from the life of the author plus 50 years to the life of the author plus 70 years. I am pleased that the ranking minority member of the subcommittee, Representative Schroeder and Representatives Coble, Goodlatte, Bono, Gekas, Berman, Nadler, and Clement are cosponsoring the legislation. This change will bring U.S. law into conformity with that of the European Union whose member States are among the largest users of our copyrighted works. The last time the Congress considered and enacted copyright term extension legislation was 1976. At that time, the House report noted that copyright conformity provides certainty and simplicity in international business dealings. The intent of the 1976 act was twofold: First, to bring the term of the works by Americans into agreement with the then minimum term provided by European countries; and second, to assure the author and his or her heirs of the fair economic benefits derived from (1)