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Golan v. Holder: The Constitutionality of Restoring Works of Foreign Origin From the Public Domain (2010)

Friday, 05 November 2010 by Elliott Alderman

On cross motions for summary judgment, a federal district court in Colorado held, in Golan v. Holder, that Section 104A of the Copyright Act, codifying Section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (“URAA”), which restores copyright protection to works of foreign nationals that had entered the public domain, violates the First Amendment use rights of parties

Published in Berne Convention, First Amendment, Foreign Works, Intellectual Property Law, Restoration of rights, Uruguay Round Agreements Act

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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

Copyright Eldred EU Harmonization First Amendment Fourteenth Amendment public domain Rule of the Shorter Term Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act Term Extension

Published in Copyright Duration, CTEA, Eldred, European Union Harmonization, First Amendment, Intellectual Property Law, Public Domain, Rule of the Shorter Term, Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act

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Golan v. Holder: The Constitutionality of Restoring Works of Foreign Origin From the Public Domain (2010)

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