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 #:
00065
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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59 Prepared Statement of Marilyn Bergman, Songwriter, President and Chairman of the Board, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Good morning, Chairman Moorhead and members of the Subcommittee. My name is Marilyn Bergman. I am a songwriter. I am also President and Chairman of the Board of ASCAP. I very much appreciate the opportunity to express our strong support for H.R. 989, the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1995. I wish to start, Mr. Chairman, by applauding your recognition of the importance of extending our copyright term. You have been a leader on this important question, as on so many others vital to American creators and owners of copyright. We wish to express our deepest thanks for your support, and for that of the many co-sponsors of this legislation from the Subcommittee, Representatives Becerra, Berman, Bono, Coble, Gallegly, Gekas, Goodlatte, Nadler, and Schroeder. As you know, ASCAP exists to license the nondramatic public performances of copyrighted music written and owned by our more than 65,000 composer, lyricist and music publisher members. We license music users, and monitor, collect and distribute royalties to our members. These royalties are the largest single source of income to songwriters, and that is what enables us to work in our chosen field and create the music that so enriches the culture, and the economy, of our country. ASCAP, together with our sister societies BMI and