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 #:
000281
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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273 And with the new uniform term of copyright adopted by the European Union "life plus 70" there will be further attrition. Because of the "rule of the shorter term", American authors will not benefit from the 20 year extension abroad unless we enact similar legislation here. (In the case of pre1 978 works, it must become 95 years from registration). This, of course, brings up the much broader balance of trade issue. Intellectual property, I'm told, is America's second largest export. It won't only be individual composers, lyricists, film makers, playwrights, writer of fiction and fact, who will suffer but American trade as a whole. That all important question is one for trade experts to address. I am not an economist. My question, as the child of a creator, as a person who values the ans (and as a working writer), is simply this: why is my country, so protective of other kinds of property, so reluctant to recognize the rights of the creative variety'' Non-creative, non-intellectual, property can be handed down indefinitely, as long as each generation pays its death taxes. Land rich in natural resources, businesses based on manufacturing, clothing, cars, liquor, fortunes in real estate, etc etc etc, can be supporting a fourth, fifth, sixth generation. Why shouldn't businesses based on creativity have a similar right ~ or at least be guaranteed proteaion for the life of the author and two succeeding generations which is what this bill, if passed, conceivaoly might do This as a question that troubles me greatly, beyond my own immediate interests, and those of every heir and living author who shares my gratitude for what you. Representative Moorhead, have proposed.