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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'm just curious about why someone would put a provision in a law that wouldn't come into force for 35 years. It would seem to rather defeat the stated purpose of "protecting young artists". They're not really going to be young any more after 35 years, are they?  |
The old law was 28 years after publication when the original copyright was secured and then they had to file for a renewal to recover the renewal term. The courts basicaly removed the ability of authors to take their contracts back at that point and it was only useable by heirs.
Greg