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 #:
000650
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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642 L INTRODUCTION 1 a DURATION OF COPYRIGHT BACKGROUND 3 A. Berne Convention and Duration of Copyright 4 1. General principles and rules 4 (a) Principle of national treatment 4 (b) Rule of the shorter term 5 2. Determining the "country of origin" 5 3. Minimum duration established by Berne 6 B. Duration National Laws of EU Countries 6 1. Duration and Rule of the Shorter Term 6 2. Phil Collins and the Principle of Nondiscrimination 7 C. Duration of Protection Undercurrent U.S. Law 8 1. Works created before January 1. 1978 with subsisting copyrights 8 2. Works created but not published or copyrighted before January 1, 1978 9 3 Works created on or after Januar\ 1. 1978 9 4. Works of foreign origin 10 5. Summary: Deficiencies in Current U.S. Law 10 D. Duration Bi-Lateral Treaties 12 IIL NEW LAWS AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION 12 A. The EC Term Directive 13 1 70 years pm a and related terms of protection 13 2. Retroactivity. re\'ival 14 3 Protection of "acquired rights" of third panics 15 4. Works of foreign origin 15 5. Summary: ED/US. discrepancies nidened 17 B. GATT-TRIPS and Duration 20 C. Uruguay Round Agreements Act 20 1. Main prmisionsof the Act 20 2. Summary 23 D. Proposed U.S. Copyright Term Extension Act of 1995 23 1. Workscreatedbefore Januar\ I. 1978 with subsisting copyrights 24 2. Works created but not published or copyrighted before January I, 1978 25 3. Works created on or afler Januar> 1. 1978 25 4. Summary: Arguments for Adoption of the E.xtension Act 26 (a) Increased incentive to distribute pre-e.MSling works 26 (b) Stimulation of creation of derivative works 27 (c) Elimination of EU-US disharmony 27 (d) Increased U.S. economic dominance 28 rV. CONCLUSION 30 CHART : Consequences of New Lans and Proposed Legislation Arfccllng Duration of Copyright 32