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 #:
000169
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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163 Under current U.S. copyright law, the EU mandatory adoption of the rule of the shoner term will mean that popular U.S. works will not get the benefit of a longer term in any of the EU countries. Other countries with longer terms than life plus SO may also move to make any period of protection longer than SO years reciprocal. The question of harmonizing copyright term in all countries is critical for U.S. rightsholders. Consequently, with some reservations, the Copyright Office generally supports term extension. Those reservations concern the preservation and access to unpublished and other works that are no longer commercially available. Congressman Moorhead, in introducing H.R. 989, noted that times have changed since duration was considered in the 1976 revision effort: The last time the Congress considered and enacted copyright term extension legislation was in 1976. At that time the House report noted that copyright conformity provides certainty and simplicity in iiuemational business dealings. The intent of the 1976 act was two-fold: Pint, to bring the term for works by Americans into agreement with the then minimnin term provided by European countries; and second, to assure the author and his or her heirs of the fair economic benefits derived from the author's work. The 1976 law needs to be revisited since neither of these objectives is being met * My statement summarizes the background and history of copyright duration in the United States, analyzes the changes proposed in H.R. 989 in light of existing U. S. copyright law and the EU Directive, notes and evaluates the major arguments for aixl against term extension in light of the considerations the House Judiciary Conmiittee weighed when extending the copyright term in 1976, aixl sunmiarizes certain questions and issues in the conclusions. 141 Cong. Rec. E379 (daily ed. Feb. 16. 1995) (statement of Rep. Moorhead). dirr\<lunboii.loc July II. L893