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Eldred v. Ashcroft: The U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Copyright Term Extension (2003)

Tuesday, 05 August 2003 by Elliott Alderman

At the beginning of this year, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (the “CTEA” or “Act”), which extends the existing term of copyright protection for an additional 20-year period. The district court had earlier held that the 20-year extension, though longer than the term in the

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Clearing Rights To Musical Works Under The Copyright Term Extension Act (1999)

Saturday, 05 June 1999 by Elliott Alderman

The recently signed Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act is significant for both copyright owners and users of protected works who are trying to clear rights, because it extends the present U.S. copyright term of life plus 50 years to one of life plus 70. When read in conjunction with the Uruguay Round Agreements Act,

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Eldred v. Ashcroft: The U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Copyright Term Extension (2003)

Clearing Rights To Musical Works Under The Copyright Term Extension Act (1999)