Top: Society: Issues: Intellectual_Property: Copyrights: Sonny_Bono_Copyright_Term_Extension_Act:
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» Eldred v. Ashcroft - Collection of materials, provided by the primary plaintiff. Includes timeline, text of court briefs, and links to articles, plaintiffs, and lawyers involved in the case.
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» New Rules for Using Public Domain Materials - How to determine what is in the public domain in the US after the Copyright Term Extension Act. Discusses trademark and right of publicity issues that may burden otherwise "rights-free" materials.
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» Openlaw: Eldred v. Reno - Open law public forum for collaboration and discussion on the case challenging the Bono Act's 20 year extension of the copyright terms.
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» Openlaw: Golan v. Ashcroft - Open law public forum for collaboration and discussion on the case challenging the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act and "restoration" of expired copyrights.
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» Eldred v. Ashcroft: A Primer - Summary of issue and the arguments, and links to legal documents and other resources about the case over the constitutionality of the Copyright Term Extension Act. [Washington Post] (October 9, 2002)
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» Eldred v. Ashcroft Oral Arguments - News of arguments in the case against the retroactive 20-year copyright extension and forum discussion. [Slashdot] (October 9, 2002)
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» The War On Perpetual Copyright Goes To The Supreme Court - "The Stanford University law professor filed a suit ... which alleged that Congress had overstepped its authority in passing the 1998 'Copyright Term Extension Act'." News and discussion forum. [Plastic] (October 9, 2002)
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» A Case to Define the Digital Age - "A Supreme Court ruling on a 20-year extension of copyright protection could decide much of what Web surfers get to see, hear, and share." By Jane Black. [Business Week] (September 27, 2002)
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» The Mouse That Ate the Public Domain - "Antitrust lawyer Chris Sprigman has written a thoughtful column in Findlaw's Writ on the issues behind the 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act and the legal challenge (Eldred v. Ashcroft) to that law." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot] (March 7, 2002)
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» Copyright Craziness - Editorial supporting the Eldred case. "Vast quantities of creative material shouldn't be perpetually owned privately, and Congress's repeated extensions of protection to copyright holders have shredded any meaningful limit." [Washington Post] (August 17, 2001)
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» Let the Stories Go - Editorial citing the lawsuit against "The Wind Done Gone" as an example of what's wrong with copyright term extension. By Lawrense Lessig. [New York Times] [Free registration required.] (April 30, 2001)
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» Strangling Culture with a Copyright Law - Editorial by Steve Zeitlin opposing pending copyright extension. Summarizes public interest issues and notes that Disney is leading campaign along with ASCAP and Gershwin Family Trust. [New York Times] [Full text requires payment.] (April 25, 1999)
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» When Is Art Free? - Article presenting both sides of the term extension debate. By Gail Russell Chaddock. [Christian Science Monitor] (June 11, 1998)
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