Re: Copyright Extension

Larry Urbanski wrote:
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> Money, Special Interest, and manipulation of US Copyright law for
> personal benefit, at the expense of the creative community.
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> 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.
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Why wouldn't the motion picture studios pay for rights to extended copyrights underlying motion picture subjects as much as benefit?

Why wouldn't song licensees, such as broadcasters, recording companies, have clout to defeat copyright extension?

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