Congress' Latest Move to Extend Copyright Protection Is Misguided
Congress' Latest Move to Extend Copyright Protection Is Misguided
Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer
May 18, 20185m 38s
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Almost exactly 20 years ago, Congress passed the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, which extended the term of existing copyrights by 20 years. The Act was the 11th extension in the prior 40 years, timed perfectly to assure that certain famous works, including Mickey Mouse, would not pass into the public domain. WIRED OPINION ABOUT Lawrence Lessig (@lessig) is the Roy L. Furman professor of law and leadership at Harvard University and founder of Equal Citizens. He was lead counsel in Eldred v.
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