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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
copyright law ⓘ |
| affects |
copyrighted works first published in the United States
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unpublished works protected under U.S. copyright law ⓘ |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
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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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