S.505 Signed

According to today's U.S. Copyright Office NewsNet (Issue 23, dated Oct. 29, 1998):

    PRESIDENT SIGNS TERM EXTENSION ACT (S. 505)     On Oct. 27, 1998, the President signed into law S. 505, which     includes two titles. Title I is the Sonny Bono Copyright Term     Extension Act. Effective immediately, this title extends the     term of copyright an additional 20 years, making the term for     most works the life of the author plus 70 years. Title II, the     Fairness in Music Licensing Act of 1998, provides exemptions to     the public performance right in broadcast music for certain     qualifying food service and drinking establishments. These     provisions will become effective 90 days after the signing of     S. 505.

October 27 was the last day it could have been signed without being "pocket vetoed," which I confess I was kind of hoping for.

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