I invite all of you to work with me to strengthen our copyright laws in all of the ways available to us. As you know, there is also Jack Valenti's proposal for term to last forever less one day. Perhaps the Committee may look at that next Congress.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker proposes extending copyright terms to effectively last forever to strengthen laws.
- In plain terms
- I suggest copyright should last almost forever.
- What can you take from it?
- Copyright terms can be extended significantly.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How long should copyright last?
Another view
Perpetual copyright may stifle creativity and public domain access.
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