27 ottob 1998 anni - Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA), 1998 [Click Me!]

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The 1998 Act extended the terms of copyright in the US to life of the author plus 70 years and for works of corporate authorship to 95 years from publication or 120 years after creation, whichever end is earlier. For works published before January 1, 1978, the 1998 act extended the renewal term from 47 years to 67 years, granting a total of 95 years.

This law effectively froze the advancement date of the public domain in the United States for 20 years. Under the CTEA, works made in 1923 or afterwards that were still protected by copyright in 1998 would not enter the public domain until January 1, 2019, or later.

Because this new law would stall the entrance of Walt Disney's 1928 version of Mickey Mouse into the public domain until 2024, it's sometimes facetiously called the "Mickey Mouse Protection Act."

[Source: “Copyright Term Extension Act.” Wikipedia, Sept. 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act.

For more information, watch this video, "Adam Ruins Everything - How Mickey Mouse Destroyed the Public Domain" from TruTV, Nov 30, 2015; or click the links below.

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