CTEA
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CTEA is the commonly used acronym for the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, a U.S. law that lengthened the duration of copyright protection.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
copyright law ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affects |
authors
ⓘ
entertainment industry ⓘ public domain ⓘ publishers ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Copyright Term Extension Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mickey Mouse Protection Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amends | Copyright Act of 1976 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
existing copyrighted works
ⓘ
future copyrighted works ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 17 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalChallengeOutcome | upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor | delaying entry of works into the public domain ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1998-10-27 ⓘ |
| effectOnPublicDomain | postponed expiration of many copyrights ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| extendsCopyrightTermFor |
corporate works
ⓘ
works by individual authors ⓘ works made for hire ⓘ |
| extendsExistingTermsBy | 20 years ⓘ |
| fullName | Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalDomain | copyright law ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOfOrigin | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeGoal | harmonize U.S. copyright terms with the European Union ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sonny Bono NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
cultural policy
ⓘ
economic policy ⓘ |
| previousTermForCorporateWorks | 75 years from publication ⓘ |
| previousTermForIndividualAuthors | life of the author plus 50 years ⓘ |
| primaryEffect | lengthened duration of copyright protection in the United States ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 105-298 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Eldred v. Ashcroft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Bill Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Sonny Bono NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
copyright term
ⓘ
intellectual property ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
The Walt Disney Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
major entertainment companies ⓘ |
| supremeCourtDecisionYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| termForCorporateWorks |
120 years from creation
ⓘ
95 years from publication ⓘ |
| termForIndividualAuthors | life of the author plus 70 years ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1998 ⓘ |
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