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Originally Posted by HarryT
What harm do you believe is done by bringing US law into compliance with an international treaty to which it is a signatory? That's something that happens all the time in the EU, as national governments bring national law into line with EU law.
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The harm is that the Public Domain no longer has a legal standing in the US. Any Public Domain Item can now be taken out of Public Domain and granted to anybody by act of Congress. It is <not> limited to pre-Berne differences. Anything is now fair game, without recourse.
I think that is a major harm. Your mileage may vary...