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Would reduction of the term pose a Takings Clause problem?

• Paul Sleven

> From: "Vance R. Koven" <vrkoven[_at_]world.std.com>
> To: cni-copyright[_at_]cni.org
> Subject: RE: The Era of Perpetual Copyright
> Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20030120075847.00acd3f0[_at_]pop.theworld.com>
>
> At 09:29 AM 1/17/03 +0000, Edward Barrow wrote:
>> I have no doubt that in 2019 or thereabouts, Disney and others will
>> push
>> for a further term extension. But, in a democracy, it is up to those
>> who
>> would oppose such a thing, to ensure that it would be political
>> suicide for
>> a congressperson to support such a claim.
>
> This is quite correct, but one needn't wait till then. Since Congress
> now
> has unfettered power to enlarge existing copyrights, surely they have
> the
> same power to repeal the extensions. A tougher battle, to be sure, but
> it
> certainly conditions the environment.
Received on Sat Jan 25 2003 - 19:58:44 GMT