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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
Well, I believe that decision would have to be made by congress and then tested in the Supreme Court. While the Supreme Court seems to allow a de facto perpetual copyright, the Constitution is pretty clear about prohibiting and actual perpetual copyright.
In any case, the Peter Pan copyright is, if I remember held by a charitable organization... which is why it was granted a perpetual copyright in Britain. Quite different from granting a for profit corporation a perpetual copyright.
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Bill
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I've read the recent Supreme Court ruling on copyright. They did not agree to perpetual copyright. They just said that the length was to be determined by Congress, which was free to lengthen (or shorten) it as Congress saw fit.
(No, I didn't keep a link...)