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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
This doesn't strike me as a particularly bold prediction. Many bills are introduced, but few pass:
113 Congress
January 3, 2013 - January 2, 2015
10,637 bills and resolutions introduced
663 passed resolutions
296 enacted laws
Source: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/statistics
I'll be surprised if there isn't a lobbyist trial balloon ginning up outrage over the books entering the US public domain in 2019 while remainng under EU copyright. I'll just be more surprised if it succeeds. |
This bet was made right after SOPA was blocked, and many people here strongly insisted that it implied no more copyright extensions. You seem to be among them, currently.
I'll back human greed. The MPAA members bought an extension twice before, they'll try to buy another one again. It won't just be a bill languishing with no debate, and no hope. It'll be a serious attempt. As serious as SOPA was.
And for all we know, it may already be embedded in the details of TPP. Would an NZ Wikileak be particularly interested in the internal working of US copyright? After all, it would be a great way to get it passed in the US without debate...
My bet's down, and my money's on the table. . .