Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
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The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act is a 1998 U.S. law that lengthened the duration of copyright protection, often associated with extending terms for works like those of Disney’s Mickey Mouse.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act canonical | 2 |
| Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 | 1 |
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Target entity: Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act Context triple: [Title 17 of the United States Code, amendedBy, Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act]
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A.
Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act
The Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act is a U.S. law that overhauled the system for setting and distributing copyright royalty rates, including creating the Copyright Royalty Judges to replace prior administrative mechanisms.
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B.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
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C.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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D.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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E.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is a 1998 U.S. law that implements international copyright treaties and strengthens protections for digital content, including anti-circumvention measures and safe harbor provisions for online service providers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act Target entity description: The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act is a 1998 U.S. law that lengthened the duration of copyright protection, often associated with extending terms for works like those of Disney’s Mickey Mouse.
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A.
Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act
The Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act is a U.S. law that overhauled the system for setting and distributing copyright royalty rates, including creating the Copyright Royalty Judges to replace prior administrative mechanisms.
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B.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
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C.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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D.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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E.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is a 1998 U.S. law that implements international copyright treaties and strengthens protections for digital content, including anti-circumvention measures and safe harbor provisions for online service providers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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copyright law ⓘ |
| affects | public domain timing in the United States ⓘ |
| amends |
Title 17 of the United States Code
ⓘ
U.S. Copyright Act ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Copyright Act of 1976
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| associatedWith |
Mickey Mouse
ⓘ
The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 17 U.S.C. ⓘ |
| constitutionalChallenge | Eldred v. Ashcroft ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
benefiting large copyright holders
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perpetual copyright concerns ⓘ reducing the growth of the public domain ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| extendsCopyrightTermFor |
corporate authorship works
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individual authors ⓘ works made for hire ⓘ |
| extendsTermTo |
120 years from creation for works made for hire
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95 years from publication for works made for hire ⓘ life of the author plus 70 years ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
CTEA
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Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act ⓘ
surface form:
Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998
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| implementsOrAlignsWith |
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
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surface form:
Berne Convention term standards
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| jurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, with respect to the duration of copyright, and for other purposes ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sonny Bono ⓘ |
| previousCorporateTerm | 75 years from publication ⓘ |
| previousGeneralTerm | life of the author plus 50 years ⓘ |
| primaryEffect |
delayed entry of many works into the public domain
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lengthened duration of copyright protection in the United States ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 105-298 ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Eldred v. Ashcroft ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act self-link ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1998-10-27 ⓘ |
| sponsorInHouse | Mary Bono ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
copyright term
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intellectual property ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
major entertainment companies
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motion picture industry ⓘ recording industry ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | term extension ⓘ |
| upheldBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| upheldInYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1998 ⓘ |
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Subject: Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act Description of subject: The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act is a 1998 U.S. law that lengthened the duration of copyright protection, often associated with extending terms for works like those of Disney’s Mickey Mouse.
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