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 #:
00064
Language:
English
Subjects:
Copyright -- United States, Copyright -- Motion pictures United States","Motion pictures -- Labeling United States","Motion pictures -- Conservation and restoration United States
Collection:
Books and Government & Law
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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58 $25 million annually; money which would go directly to American creators, businesses, and the American economy's benefit. The loss of these revenues would not be fair to those of us who work so hard to create America's music, to those who invest considerable sums to bring that music to the public, and to our fellow citizens who rely on a strong U.S. economy. Mr. Chairman, if nothing else, it comes down to this: We can obtain 20 years of continued trade surplus for American creativity in the European market at no cost to ourselves simply by enacting your legislation. If we do not do so and do not do so now, over the next 2 years, the following great American songs and many others will fall into the public domain. The revenues they and other copyrighted works would generate in Europe for another 20 years, which would serve the economic good of our country, will simply vanish. Let me mention a few. Appropriately, "California, Here I Come," "Toot Toot Tootsie Good-Bye," "Rhapsody in Blue," "Tea for Two," "It Had To Be You," "The Man I Love," "I Will See You in My Dreams," "Lady be Good," "Ain't We Got Fun," "All By Myself," "April Showers," "Avalon," "I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time," "I'm Just Wild About Harry," "Look For The Silver Lining," "Make Believe," "Say It With Music," and "Secondhand Rose," only to mention a few. Logic and our country's economic self-interest dictate that we extend our copyright term to take advantage of this opportunity for extended protection in the European market. We can do so by enacting H.R. 989. Mr. Chairman, thank you for introducing this vital legislation and for this opportunity to voice our strong support for it. [The prepared statement of Ms. Bergman follows:]