Public Law 105-298

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Public Law 105-298 is the U.S. federal statute, commonly known as the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, that extended the duration of copyright protection for works in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
copyright law
affects copyrighted works first published in the United States
unpublished works protected under U.S. copyright law
affectsPublicDomainEntry United States NERFINISHED
amends Title 17 of the United States Code NERFINISHED
citation 112 Stat. 2827
codifiedIn 17 U.S.C. § 302
17 U.S.C. § 304
17 U.S.C. § 305
componentTitle Title II—Miscellaneous Provisions
Title I—Copyright Term Extension
constitutionalChallenge Eldred v. Ashcroft NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedFor benefiting large copyright industries
delaying entry of works into the public domain
dateSigned 1998-10-27
enactedBy 105th United States Congress NERFINISHED
extendsCopyrightTermFor anonymous works
corporate works
pseudonymous works
works created by individual authors
works made for hire
hasOfficialName Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act NERFINISHED
hasPublicLawNumber 105-298 NERFINISHED
hasShortName Copyright Term Extension Act NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legislativeType public law
namedAfter Sonny Bono NERFINISHED
newGeneralTermForIndividualWorks life of the author plus 70 years
newTermForCorporateWorks 120 years from creation
95 years from publication
partOf United States copyright law framework
policyGoal extension of economic incentives for copyright holders
harmonization of U.S. copyright term with the European Union
popularNameOrigin Sonny Bono NERFINISHED
previousGeneralTermForIndividualWorks life of the author plus 50 years
previousTermForCorporateWorks 75 years from publication
relatedCase Eldred v. Ashcroft NERFINISHED
signedBy Bill Clinton
subjectMatter copyright duration
copyright term
supportedBy motion picture industry
music industry
publishing industry
SupremeCourtDecisionYear 2003
upheldBy Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED
yearEnacted 1998

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