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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
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
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
criticizedFor benefiting large copyright holders
perpetual copyright concerns
reducing the growth of the public domain
enactedBy United States Congress
extendsCopyrightTermFor corporate authorship works
individual authors
works made for hire
extendsTermTo 120 years from creation for works made for hire
95 years from publication for works made for hire
life of the author plus 70 years
hasAlternativeName CTEA
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
surface form: Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998
implementsOrAlignsWith Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
surface form: Berne Convention term standards
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
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
intellectual property
supportedBy major entertainment companies
motion picture industry
recording industry
typeOfChange term extension
upheldBy Supreme Court of the United States
upheldInYear 2003
yearEnacted 1998

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Title 17 of the United States Code amendedBy Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act hasAlternativeName Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
this entity surface form: Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act shortTitle Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act self-link