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American Intellectual Property Law Association
2001 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, SUITE 203, ARLINGTON VIRGINIA 22202-3694
Telephone (703)41WT780 Facsimile (703) 41 5-0786
June 2, 199S
The Honorable Carlos J. Moorhead
Presuient Chairman, Subcommittee on Courts
Robert A. armitage and Intellectual Property
President -Elect Committee on the Judiciary
Don w Martens House of Rq)resentatives
First Vice-Presuie»i Washington, D.C. 20515 Roger S. Smith
Second Vice-President Dgar Congressman Moorhead: Gary L. Griswold
Secretary j ^m writing to express the support of the American Intellectual Property Law
James c. Simmo.ms Association (AIPLA) for H.R. 989, the proposed legislation to extend the term of
Treasurer copyright protection in the United States.
Roger W. Parkhurst
Immediate Past President yjje AIPLA is a professional association of more than 9,000 attorneys
Gary l newtson specializing in the practice of intellectual property law. One of the stated purposes
for which the AIPLA was formed is to aid in the institution of improvements in the
Board of Directors laws relating to patoits, trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition and other fields
The Above Persons and of intellectual property, including the study of, and comments on, amendments to
Charles P. Baker the relevant laws protecting such property rights. It is in the pursuit of this purpose
Charles Herman that the association has reviewed the provisions of the proposed bill, and expresses
JEROLD A. Jacover its vicws on this l^islation.
Ronald E. Myrick
Ross J. charap jj ^ 939 provides for the extension of the term of copyright for an additional twenty years. This would make the term of copyright in most cases the life of the author plus 70 years.
Rick D. Nydegcer
Louis T. Pirkey
M, Andrea Ryan
James A. Forst.ver
J. William Fra.vk, ni
When the Copyright Act of 1976 was passed, the term of copyright was James EH awes extended in order to provide protection for the life of the author plus 50 years. Shka Perlmutter Congress concluded that the United States should join the vast majority of other
western nations in providing this longer term of protection. The international
. standard is now moving to life plus 70, and the motivation that influenced the United
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Margaret a. Boulware States to act in 1976 continues to exist today.
Extending the term of copyright will provide increased incentives for the
creation of works of authorship. In addition to promoting American creativity, the
United States will obtain important economic benefits if this legislation is passed.
" ,. Copyrighted materials such as films, music, and books created by United States
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Citizens and produced or pubushed in the Umted States, are marketed throughout the
FormeHy AMERICAN PATENT LaW ASSOCIATION (APLA)