Re: Copyright Extension

> Dennis J. Karjala wrote:
>>
>snip
>> In short, the increased copyright term in Europe provides no
>> legitimate ground for extending the term here. Enactment of this
>> legislation would impose substantial costs on the United States general
>> public without supplying any public benefit. <continued>
>
> If there is nor problem regarding reciprocity, why would anyone seriously
> consider extending the U.S. Copyright term from 50 to 70 years after the
> death of the author?
>
> --

    Money, Special Interest, and manipulation of US Copyright law for personal benefit, at the expense of the creative community.

The only ones seriously considering the extension, because they introduced it, are those who feel they will benefit from it in more revenues over a longer term. The huge clout of motion picture studios and song licensing agencies are the catalist for this legislation.

If this legislation was NOT retroactive, it would not be quickly abandoned.

Larry Urbanski
American Film Heritage Association
<larryu[_at_]interaccess.com> Received on Sun Mar 24 1996 - 23:50:25 GMT