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→Copyright as Property: the 120 year term only applies to anonymous works whose author is not revealed to the LoC; otherwise, the cutoff is 95 years after publication or 70 years pma
Copyrights, [[patents]], and [[trademarks]] are often referred to as "[[intellectual property]]". It is legally a form of property in many countries; however, according to the Constitution's description and historical views described above, it is technically a [[protectionist]] measure in the United States. For this reason, it falls under the federal court system (unlike other property disputes which are usually handled by the states).
Copyrights, [[patents]], and [[trademarks]] are often referred to as "[[intellectual property]]". It is legally a form of property in many countries; however, according to the Constitution's description and historical views described above, it is technically a [[protectionist]] measure in the United States. For this reason, it falls under the federal court system (unlike other property disputes which are usually handled by the states).
To get around this limitation, extensions such as those listed above have been passed. In 1998, the [[Sonny Bono]] Copyright Term Extension Act (aka the "Bono Act") increased copyright terms as much as 120 years after the artist's death. It is often called the "[[Mickey Mouse]] Act" due to the law setting the public domain cutoff at 1923, a year close to the emergence of Disney's popular cartoon characters. In ''Eldred v. Ashcroft'' (2003), the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Bono Act, claiming that the Constitution's "limited" could mean a term of any length.
To get around this limitation, extensions such as those listed above have been passed. In 1998, the [[Sonny Bono]] Copyright Term Extension Act (aka the "Bono Act") increased copyright terms to 70 years after the artist's death. It is often called the "[[Mickey Mouse]] Act" due to the law setting the public domain cutoff at 1923, a year close to the emergence of Disney's popular cartoon characters. In ''Eldred v. Ashcroft'' (2003), the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Bono Act, claiming that the Constitution's "limited" could mean a term of any length.
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