S.505 Signed

Below is a portion of the newsletter titled "U.S. Copyright Office NewsNet, Issue 23" that I received from the U.S. Copyright Office today:

     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.

In sorrow,

Joseph Pietro Riolo
<riolo[_at_]voicenet.com> Received on Thu Oct 29 1998 - 00:26:18 GMT