This week, I testified about the issue of copyright term – the question of how long copyright protection should last – at a hearing held by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, ...

From Mark Twain through Mark Helprin, a lengthy lineage of authors hs argued that copyright should last forever. But that contention doesn’t go far in the Internet age, says Rufus Pollock, a graduate ...

Chairman Coble, Ranking Member, and Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Tom Sydnor, and I thank you for asking me to testify during your historic efforts to lead what future scholars should call ...

As an extension of an effort spearheaded by Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) last year, the Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2023 (H.R.576) was recently introduced ...

The term of protection for sound recordings in the European Union will be extended from 50 to 95 years, under proposals announced by Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy on February 14 The ...

The US Supreme Court has upheld the copyright extension act in a vote of 7-2. The act established a 20-year extension on copyrighted works dating back to 1920, but it was challenged in the courts on ...

EU member states yesterday agreed to extend copyright term by 20 years for performers and record producers. Here is Managing IP’s guide to the changes The new directive extends the term of copyright ...

Canadians can share their views on whether the government should adopt measures to accompany the extension of Canada's copyright term OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 11, 2021 /CNW/ - In today's fast-paced creative ...