Re: Copyright Extension Bill Passes Congress

On Sun, 1 Nov 1998, Terry Carroll <carroll[_at_]tjc.com> wrote:
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> On Fri, 30 Oct 1998, Karen Porter <porterk[_at_]cpcuiia.org> wrote:
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> > Quick question (perhaps previously addressed) - why is this bill named
> > after Sonny Bono? Was he just the sponsor, or did it involve personal
> > matters with his and Cher's music?
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> Because he died, and they wanted to name something after him.

Actually, term extension was almost literally all Rep. Bono wanted to talk about in House Judiciary Committee hearings and votes if the subject matter had anything to do with copyright. If he could have picked an issue to be identified with, this would have been it.

Bob Schwartz
<shebam[_at_]access.digex.net> Received on Mon Nov 02 1998 - 14:06:28 GMT