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What are the Constitutional Limits on Congressional Extensions of the Term of Copyright Protection?

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What are the Constitutional Limits on Congressional Extensions of the Term of Copyright Protection?

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Eldred et al. v. Ashcroft Docket No. 01-618 From: The District of Columbia Circuit Case at a Glance In 1998, Congress extended the term of copyright protection for all works by 20 years. The Supreme Court is asked to determine (1) if this extension goes beyond the power granted to Congress in the “copyright and patents” clause of the Constitution and (2) whether the extension violates the First Amendment. The case is important because of what it will say about the Court’s view of constitutional limitations on congressional power. In addition, if petitioners succeed, it will remove copyright protection for a large number of works that are currently protected. • Previewed by Hugh C. Hansen, a professor of law at Fordham University School of Law in New York City and the founder and director of the Fordham Annual Conference on International Intellectual Property Law and Policy.

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