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The Filter, No. Filter Flash--Supreme Court to Hear Eldred CopyrightCase (fwd)
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- Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 00:50:06 +0100 (CET)
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Dear Filter readers,
We're writing to inform you about a breaking development
in Eldred v. Ashcroft, a constitutional challenge to
Congress's expansion of copyright.
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The US Supreme Court announced today that it has granted
certiorari in Eldred v. Ashcroft, a case challenging
the constitutionality of the Sonny Bono Copyright Term
Extension Act (CTEA). At issue in the case is whether there
are constitutional limits to Congress's power to extend the
term of copyright.
Since 1960, Congress has extended the term of copyright
no fewer than 11 times. The CTEA extended the term of
copyright by another 20 years, to 95 years; it also extended
the lengths of protection for the works of individuals from
life plus 50 years to life plus 70 years, and extended the
protection for works made by corporations to a total of 95
years.
The Supreme Court's acceptance of the case means that at
least four members believe the CTEA raises important
constitutional questions. A date for oral arguments has
not yet been set.
Among those fighting the CTEA on behalf of Eric Eldred
are Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig, Berkman
Center Director Charles Nesson, and Berkman Center
Faculty Co-Director Jonathan Zittrain.
For this morning's coverage in The New York Times, see
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/19/national/19WIRE-SCOTUS.html>
(registration required).
For an American Lawyer article on the case, see
<http://www.law.com/cgi-bin/nwlink.cgi?ACG=ZZZOXW60FXC>.
For a recent New Yorker piece, see
<http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/?020121ta_talk_surowiecki>.
And for a complete archive of arguments made and briefs filed,
visit <http://eon.law.harvard.edu/openlaw/eldredvashcroft/>.
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