Copyright Term Extension Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects public domain entry dates
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
Mickey Mouse Protection Act
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Title_17_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:citedInCase gptkb:Eldred_v._Ashcroft
gptkbp:controversy delayed works entering public domain
gptkbp:effect extended copyright protection for existing works
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:extendsCopyrightTermFor works created by individuals
works for hire
gptkbp:extendsCopyrightTermTo life of the author plus 70 years
95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Copyright Term Extension Act
gptkbp:opposedBy library associations
public domain advocates
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Copyright_Act_of_1976
gptkbp:publicLawNumber 105-298
gptkbp:purpose harmonize U.S. copyright law with European Union
gptkbp:section Title I: Copyright Term Extension
Title II: Music Licensing Exemption for Restaurants and Bars
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
October 27, 1998
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Sonny_Bono
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:The_Walt_Disney_Company
gptkb:Motion_Picture_Association_of_America
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Copyright_Act_of_1976_(United_States)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6