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 #:
000172
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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166 This historic legislation was adopted at the insistence of publishers, who were experiencing increasing problems with literary piracy. The Statute of Anne granted an author and his assigns an original term of 14 years from the date of publication, plus a second term of 14 years should the author be living at the expiration of the first term. " In 1814, England changed its duration standard to a term of 28 years plus the remainder of the author's namral life, should he or she be living at the expiration of the first term. '^ In 1842, England again extended the copyright term to 42 years or the life of the author plus seven years, whichever should be longer. " England was one of die original signatory couiuries of the Berne Convention and has been a member since December 5, 1887. The original Berne text left the copyright term to the member country in order to encourage countries to join. In 1908, however, the Berne Convention went to a term of life of the author, plus SO years. " Nine out of fifteen Berne countries had gone to life plus fifty by 1908. '^ In the Copyright Act of 1911, England extended copyright duration to the life of the author plus SO years. '* 2. Deyelonment in Colonial America. Under the Articles of Confederation, 12 of the original 13 states enacted copyright statutes. Of these 12 states, six applied the duration standard of the Statute of Anne: an original term of 14 years from " 8 Anne, ch. 19. 1710. " 54 Geo. 3, ch. 156. " 5 & 6 Vict, ch 45. " Berne Convention an. 7(1) (Berlin text). This term was made compulsory in Brussels in 1948. " Ricketson. supra oote 5, at 325. " I & 2 Geo. 5, ch. 34. dirrVdunaon loc July II, 1993