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 #:
000401
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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393 This said, the existing term of protection already afforded publishers of works made for hire under domestic law already appears overly long and empirically unjustified when viewed either as the product of a pure incentive rationale or, more generously, through the lens of cultural policy.""* To be sure, •one subject matter categories will be less indulged than others. For example, producers of classical music and other serious or high-brow works may require a longer period of time in which to recuperate their losses from unsuccessful ventures and to post a profit from those that do succeed."" As regards the great bulk of copyrightable productions, now including computer programs and other electronic information tools, however, the existing term of protection afforded publishers of works made for hire appears too long as matters stand. "° The evidence further suggests that still longer periods of protection would not elicit significantly greater investment in the copyright industries than already occurs, emd would instead 512-20 ("The Competitive Ethos under Attack") ; Competition Law. Intellectual Property and Trade, supra note 2, at 81-98 ("Interaction Between Intellectual Property emd Trade Regulation in Innovation-Based Market Economies") . "" See, e.g.. Ricketson, supra note 70, at 763-66 (finding it "hard to believe that publishers and other initial exploiters of works base their present investment decisions on prospects of exploitation that may only arise in the distemt future"); Reese, supra note 88, at 719-27. 101 See, e.g.. Purl, supra note 70, at 15. "° See, e.g.. id., at 17-20 (citing authorities) ; see also Ricketson, supra note 70, at 763-69.