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Senate Report 104-315 - COPYRIGHT TERM EXTENSION ACT OF 1996

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. DURATION OF COPYRIGHT PROVISIONS.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
I. PURPOSE
II. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
III. DISCUSSION
BACKGROUND
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS IN COPYRIGHT TERM EXTENSION
THE BERNE CONVENTION AND THE RULE OF THE SHORTER TERM
PROTECTING COPYRIGHT FOR AUTHORS AND THEIR HEIRS
PRESERVING CREATIVE INCENTIVES
PRESERVATION OF EXISTING WORKS
ANONYMOUS AND PSEUDONYMOUS WORKS
UNPUBLISHED WORKS
WORKS MADE FOR HIRE
TERMINATION RIGHTS
LIMITED EXEMPTIONS FOR LIBRARIES AND OTHER NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS
NONRESTORATION OF COPYRIGHT
IV. VOTE OF THE COMMITTEE
V. SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE
SECTION 2. DURATION OF COPYRIGHT PROVISIONS
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE
VI. COST ESTIMATE
VII. REGULATORY IMPACT STATEMENT
VIII. ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF MR. LEAHY
IX. ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF MESSRS. SIMON AND KENNEDY
X. MINORITY VIEWS OF MR. BROWN
S. 483, COPYRIGHT TERM EXTENSION ACT
THE PURPORTED NEED TO HARMONIZE
THE PURPORTED INCENTIVE TO CREATE
OUR CONSTITUTIONAL CHARGE
LIMITED TIMES
SECURE TO AUTHORS
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
BALANCING THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
THE ANTICOMPETITIVENESS OF A LONGER MONOPOLY GRANT
THE MUSIC LICENSING AMENDMENT
CONCLUSION
XI. MINORITY VIEWS OF MR. KOHL
XII. CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
UNITED STATES CODE
TITLE 17--COPYRIGHTS
CHAPTER 1--SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT
Sec. 108. Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives
CHAPTER 3--DURATION OF COPYRIGHT
Sec. 301. Preemption with respect to other laws
Sec. 302. Duration of copyright: Works created on or after January 1, 1978
Sec. 303. Duration of copyright: Works created but not published or copyrighted before January 1, 1978
Sec. 304. Duration of copyright: Subsisting copyrights
(PUBLIC LAW 102-307--JUNE 26, 1992)
COPYRIGHT RENEWAL ACT OF 1992
TITLE I--RENEWAL OF COPYRIGHT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 102. COPYRIGHT RENEWAL PROVISIONS.
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