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 #:
000203
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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195 will benefit large corporations. " In panicular they assert that there is no need to increase the terms for works for hire which already enjoy a longer term than that proposed by the EU. " Proponents argue that the existing term does not cover life expectancies and two generations " and that a longer term is needed to give authors and copyright owners a fair economic benefit. " They note cases where the copyright expires while the author or his or her immediate heirs are still alive. They assert that the existing term is unfair since it does not account for the untimely deaths of some authors or for works by mamre authors. '' They also urge that the term should be longer to allow a reasonable return on economic investments. '* Furthermore, they assert that it takes a long time to recover astronomical production costs for books, films, plays, and computer programs and that they never recover costs on most of the works produced in these categories. " One author asserted that even in writing for a film fo: which he held no copyright, he could "couiu on the duration of the fllm owner's copyright which ensures that I am compensated for future exploitation of my work on television, videocassettes, and possible merchandising or publication, etc...." " " Comment 97 at S-8, 24 (The Committee for Film Preservation and Public Access). They argue that Corporaiions are not natural authors; therefoie, life expectancy is irrelevant for works for hire. Changes in generational age are meaningless in the context of film investments, which are either recovered quickly or not at all. Id. " See e.g.. Comment 18 ai I (Reel Movie International). " Comment 98 at 10 (CCCO Supplementary). " Ss generallv Comment 2 (MPAA); Comment 1 ^fMPA; Comment 3 (CCCO); Comment 4 (ICMP). " Comment I at 4, 5 (NMPA). •* Comment 4 at 3 OCMP). " S« Comment 2 at 2. " Statement of Michael Weller, Member of the Writers Guild of America, Los Angeles Hearing (June I, 1995). dirrVduraooD-loc July II. 199S 34