Eldred v. Ashcroft
E446207
Eldred v. Ashcroft is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of extending copyright terms, affirming Congress’s broad power over copyright duration.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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copyright law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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intellectual property law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 2002-10-09 ⓘ |
| citationStyle | Eldred v. Ashcroft, 537 U.S. 186 (2003) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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U.S. Constitution Article I Section 8 Clause 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| courtTerm | October Term 2002 ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2003-01-15 ⓘ |
| defendant | John D. Ashcroft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendantPosition | Attorney General of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
John Paul Stevens
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Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 01-618 ⓘ |
| effect |
delayed entry of many works into the public domain in the United States
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upheld extension of copyright duration by 20 years ⓘ |
| fullName | Eric Eldred et al. v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
Congress has the authority to extend existing and future copyright terms under the Copyright Clause
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the Copyright Term Extension Act does not violate the First Amendment ⓘ the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act is constitutional NERFINISHED ⓘ the term “limited Times” in the Copyright Clause does not prohibit repeated term extensions ⓘ |
| joinedMajority |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyword |
Copyright Clause
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Sonny Bono Act NERFINISHED ⓘ copyright term extension ⓘ public domain ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
First Amendment implications of copyright term extension
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constitutionality of the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act ⓘ scope of Congress’s power under the Copyright Clause ⓘ |
| lowerCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerCourtDecisionCitation | 239 F.3d 372 ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plaintiff | Eric Eldred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | judgment of the Court of Appeals affirmed ⓘ |
| statuteInterpreted |
Copyright Act of 1976
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Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termInCitation | 537 U.S. 186 ⓘ |
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