| 1. | Strangling Culture with a Copyright Law | | | Editorial by Steve Zeitlin opposing pending copyright extension. Summarizes public interest issues and notes that Disney is leading campaign along with ASCAP and Gershwin Family Trust. [New York Times] [Full text requires payment.]
query.nytimes.com |
| 8. | Copyright Extension | | | Arguments in favor of the 1998 law, presented by the publishing industry. Includes historical background, the text of the bill, statements of its authors before Congress, and text of the appeals court judgment upholding it.
www.copyrightextension.org |
| 13. | Eldred v. Ashcroft: A Primer | | | Summary of issue and the arguments, and links to legal documents and other resources about the case over the constitutionality of the Copyright Term Extension Act. [Washington Post]
www.washingtonpost.com |
| 15. | Eldred v. Ashcroft Oral Arguments | | | News of arguments in the case against the retroactive 20-year copyright extension and forum discussion. [Slashdot]
yro.slashdot.org |
| 17. | Mouse Trapped | | | Discusses shifts in the perceived purposes of copyright law from public benefits to author profits. By Mike Godwin. [The American Lawyer]
www.law.com |
| 18. | Eldred v. Ashcroft | | | Collection of materials, provided by the primary plaintiff. Includes timeline, text of court briefs, and links to articles, plaintiffs, and lawyers involved in the case.
eldred.cc |
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