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 #:
000647
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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639 world. Substantial revenues from these sales abroad could be jeopardized if the United States has a shorter term of copyright than other countries do. This is because the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works permits other member countries to reduce the term of their protection of U.S. works to the same term for which the United States protects such works, (the "rule of the shorter term"). As a result, U.S. copyright owners will not receive income from uses of their works during any additional years of protection in other Berne countries that choose to adopt this approach. In this regard, it should be noted that the European Commission has issued a Directive setting a standard copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years for the member states of the European Union. Not only must this standard be incorporated into the national laws of the member states, but the Directive also requires the member states to implement the Berne Convention's rule of the shorter term. Thus, to ensure that our copyright owners will not be subject to this rule of the shorter term, it is important that the United States' copyright duration at least match the copyright duration granted in the European community. Accordingly, the American Intellectual Property Law Association has adopted the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the American Intellectual Property Law Association favors in principle legislation to extend copyright duration by twenty years, which would prevent United States creators and copyright owners from losing twenty years of protection for works of United States origin in, and the concomitant trade surplus in copyrighted works from, the European Union; and Specifically, favors H.R. 989, 104th Cong., 1st Sess. (Moorhead) and S. 483, 104th Cong., 1st Sess. (Hatch). Your consideration of these comments is appreciated. Sincerely, "~>3^.jL^kkJ Michael K. Kirk Executive Director MKK/jac