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	Public Domain Enhancement Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Public Domain Enhancement Act (PDEA) (House Bill 2601 for the 108th congress, reintroduced as House Bill 2408 for the 109th congress) is a bill pending in the United States Congress which, if passed, would add a tax for copyrighted works to retain their copyright status.
		The purpose of the bill is to make it easier to determine who holds a copyright (by determining the identity of the person who paid the tax), and to allow copyrighted works which have been abandoned by their owners to pass into the public domain.
		Failure to pay for three years would allow the work to irreversibly lapse into the public domain; if payment is made, the copyright is extended to the end of the normal maximum term, currently 95 years for a work made for hire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Public_Domain_Enhancement_Act (479 words)

	Copyright Term Extension Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Prior to the 1976 copyright act, many copyrighted literary works, movies, and fictional characters were soon to pass into the public domain due to their 56 year maximum copyright terms.
		The act was named after the late Congressman, Sonny Bono, who had favored this position as a songwriter and filmmaker even prior to his entry into politics.
		Opponents of the Bono Act consider the legislation to be little more than corporate welfare and have tried (but failed thus far) to challenge its constitutionality, claiming that such an act is not "necessary and proper" to accomplishing the Constitution's stated purpose of "promot[ing] the progress of science and useful arts".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sonny_Bono_Copyright_Term_Extension_Act (1325 words)

	Public Knowledge - H.R. 2601 The Public Domain Enhancement Act
		The Public Domain Enhancement Act is a bill proposed by Rep. Zoe Lofgren that would increase the amount of works in the public domain.
		The bill seeks to increase works available in the public domain, which is the common pool of information and ideas upon which musicians, authors, filmmakers, etc. derive inspiration and materials for new works, leading to more creativity and innovation.
		The PDEA offers a partial solution to the current copyright conundrum by empowering individuals to better determine what information lies in the public domain, and by requiring copyright owners to be active in maintaining their ownership of creative works.
	www.publicknowledge.org /issues/hr2601 (563 words)

	Current Issues and Resources: Public Domain - UMUC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Public Domain Enhancement Act of 2003, H.R. Introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, June 25, 2003.
		Boyle, J. The second enclosure movement and the construction of the public domain.
		Ashcroft and the demise of the public domain.
	www.umuc.edu /distance/odell/cip/links_pubdomain.html (1385 words)

	Pigdog Journal (Liberty) -- We Don't Want Your Pantsless Duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The issue at hand is the Public Domain Enhancement Act of 2003, AKA the Eric Eldred Act.
		Public domain is the rule, not the exception.
		Which pretty much meant that you would have public domain access to anything you ever heard or read as a child when you were about 70 or so.
	www.pigdog.org /auto/liberty/link/2853.html (1122 words)

	Matt Rolls a Hoover
		That means that we, the public, you and me, readers, film buffs, music fans, artists who want to build on the past to create something new, are denied access to 98% for the sake of the 2% controlled by companies like Disney.
		The Public Domain Enhancement Act, which he has proposed, says that 50 years after something is published, the copyright holder has to pay $1.
		Aimee Deep made her first public appearances during the suit and received a healthy chunk of press attention at the time, during which she didn't miss an opportunity to state that Aimster was named after her.
	mattrolls.blogspot.com /2003_06_01_mattrolls_archive.html (2730 words)

	Fight Copyright Corruption
		Thus, materials -- currently those published between 1923 and 1942 -- that would have gone into the public domain but for the 1998 law and that copyright holders do not intend to exploit commercially during the additional 20 years of protection, would enter the public domain.
		It is estimated that after 50 years from the time of publication, 98% of copyrighted materials are no longer providing any economic benefit to the copyright holders.
		The latter provision is especially crucial to libraries, archives and the public as it would provide a single database that could be easily searched to determine whether or not a particular work remains under copyright protection or is in the public domain.
	www.progress.org /2004/public01.htm (537 words)

	June 25, 2003
		The Public Domain Enhancement Act would provide a simple mechanism by which older and often endangered materials that will not be exploited commercially would enter the public domain after 50 years of protection.
		The latter provision is especially crucial to libraries, archives, and the public as it would provide a single database that could be easily and quickly searched to determine whether or not a particular work remains under copyright protection or is in the public domain.
		The Public Domain Enhancement Act provides a solution that easily allows copyright holders to maintain their copyright, if so desired, while allowing the bulk of materials to enter the public domain 50 years after their date of publication.
	www.ll.georgetown.edu /aallwash/lt06252003.html (451 words)

	jumpingfish
		Lessig talks a bit about the Public Domain Enhancement Act and about the Reclaim the Public Domain petition and about whether or not the act is too much of a compromise.
		If ordinary people could see the creativity that would be inspired if the 1960s were in the public domain, they would understand again the importance of limiting the regulation that copyright law has become.
		We need to show them why the public domain is important, by building it again.
	radio.weblogs.com /0105833/categories/jumpingfish/2003/06/04.html (276 words)

	Reclaim the Public Domain Petition
		We, the undersigned, while believing in the importance of copyright, also believe in the importance of the public domain.
		We believe the public domain is crucial to the spread of knowledge and culture, and crucial in assuring access to our past.
		The Reclaim the Public Domain Petition to Members of the United States Congress was created by and written by Lauren Gelman.
	www.petitiononline.com /eldred/petition.html (580 words)

	commons-blog: Public Domain Act Would Help Preserve Film Heritage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		They expressed their support for a proposal that would allow 'orphan films' - those that are no longer under active copyright management - to enter the public domain so that they can be copied, archived, and preserved.
		The letter expressed support for new legislation to allow old movies to enter the public domain so they could be copied, preserved and made available to the world without the threat of liability.
		It is maintained and supported by individuals working to reclaim the public domain through litigation and legislation.
	www.info-commons.org /blog/archives/000046.html (1103 words)

	PDfoto.com Public Domain Photos - Public Domain Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Domain has two people here to make the arguments for the public domain,...
		Public Domain (PD) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts collective whose members...
		Public Domain utilizes the collective resources of its membership to publish...
	www.pdfoto.com /public-domain-links.htm (470 words)

	ipedia.com: Public Domain Enhancement Act Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the Federal Government of the United States, the Public Domain Enhancement Act is an act of the United States Congress which, if passed, would add a tax for copyrighted works to retain their copyri...
		In the Federal Government of the United States, the Public Domain Enhancement Act (House Bill 2601) (PDEA) is an act of the United States Congress which, if passed, would add a tax for copyrighted works to retain their copyright status.
		The purpose of the Act is to make it easier to determine who holds a copyright (by determining the identity of the person who paid the tax), and to allow copyrights which no longer hold the interest of their holders to pass into the public domain.
	www.ipedia.com /public_domain_enhancement_act.html (374 words)

	Zoe on the Issues - Public Domain Statement - Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren - 16th District of California (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		I am thrilled to be here today to introduce, with my California colleague John Doolittle, the Public Domain Enhancement Act, which will return abandoned American copyrights to the public domain, where they can be read, seen, heard, preserved, and built upon by all Americans.
		When a copyright ends, the works they protect enter the public domain, where they can be freely copied or used to create derivative works.
		Schools, museums and libraries use works in the public domain to create pictorial and textual materials for educational and cultural purposes, and archivists depend on the public domain to restore and preserve historical works.
	zoelofgren.house.gov /iss_pubdomain_statement.shtml (922 words)

	McGee's Musings
		We have launched a petition to build support for the Public Domain Enhancement Act.
		The Act would do a great deal to reclaim a public domain.
		We need a public way to begin to demonstrate who the lobbyists don't speak for.
	www.mcgeesmusings.net /2003/06/03.html (218 words)

	Talk:Wikimedia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		And if I hadn't reserved the domain name then a squatter would have taken it (I didn't reserve the.com counterpart and that domain name was taken by a squatter).
		The act would require copyright holders of works over 50 years old to register their interest in a work with a $1 payment to the PTO every 10 years.
		In Jimbo's announcement of the founding of Wikimedia, he transferred the domain names of Nupedia to the Foundation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Wikimedia (3185 words)

	Library Journal - Lofgren Bill Would Revitalize the Public Domain
		After losing his Supreme Court challenge to the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, which added another 20 years of protection to previous 50-year terms for copyrighted works, Lessig suggested a legislative solution to protect the public domain.
		The plan would work on two fronts: if copyright owners do not pay the fee, the work enters the public domain, meaning that libraries and others would be free to make the work available in digital editions.
		Experts estimate that after 50 years from the time of publication, 98 percent of copyrighted materials are no longer providing any economic benefit to copyright holders.
	www.libraryjournal.com /index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA309799&display=breakingNews&publication=libraryjournal (232 words)

	Public Domain Enhancement Act Petition
		We are where we are because most people don’t believe in the public domain.
		We live in a time when the public domain is more than 75 years old.
		Yet for most of our history, the public domain was no more than 30 years old.
	www.mail-archive.com /brin-l@mccmedia.com/msg17147.html (405 words)

	Cyber law
		Communications Decency Act - the controversial pornography regulation law, later partly struck down as unconstitutional.
		Digital Millennium Copyright Act - the epidemic law that outlaws not only software piracy but also the activities that help it.
		Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act technically a part of the DMCA but distinct from it.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/c/cy/cyber_law.html (270 words)

	Andrew Grumet's Weblog: Public Domain Enhancement Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lessig: "We have launched a petition to build support for the Public Domain Enhancement Act.
		That act would require American copyright holders to pay $1 fifty years after a work was published.
		This weblog is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
	grumet.net /weblog/archives/2003/06/03/public_domain_enhancement_act.html (120 words)

	commons-blog: Petition to Reclaim the Public Domain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Larry Lessig has a post asking for help with a petition to build support for the public domain.
		His request follows: "We have launched a petition to build support for the Public Domain Enhancement Act.
		Do it to voice your support for a vibrant public domain.
	www.info-commons.org /blog/archives/000033.html (281 words)

	Wendy's Blog: Legal Tags: Petition for Rational Copyright Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ashcroft told us we'd have to take our case to Congress to reclaim for public use the vast quantity of art and literature under copyright but out of print.
		The draft Public Domain Enhancement Act would help do that by requiring copyright holders to pay a nominal fee 50 years after publication.
		Under this proposed Act, copyright holders still commercially exploiting their copyrights could retain those copyrights, and would update the records telling others where to contact them for licensing.
	wendy.seltzer.org /blog/archives/000046.html (229 words)

	07-28-03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Public Domain Enhancement Act, offered by a bipartisan duo of California lawmakers, attempts to end the argument over Congress’ seemingly endless copyright extensions by offering a compromise that will satisfy both sides.
		The works of Shakespeare or Mark Twain, for example, are in the public domain, and you can publish them in a book or on the Internet without having to pay a royalty fee to anyone.
		It’s hard to guess how much work would enter the public domain, but supporters have estimated that within three years, about 90 percent of the copyrighted works between 1923 and 1952 would be in the public domain.
	www.lawton-constitution.com /ontheweb/arc2003/072803.htm (841 words)

	Communications From Elsewhere » Blog Archive » Only you can save the public domain
		Mandatory registration of commercially-viable creations sounds like a good idea to me. It can be a real pain in the ass trying to track down the copyright owner for something that’s 50 years old.
		If the copyright owner doesn’t think it’s commercially viable after 50 years, he won’t mind it going into the public domain.
		If you have something to say that isn't directly related to the topic of this page ("Only you can save the public domain"), please say it on the page specifically for that, not here.
	www.elsewhere.org /journal/archives/2004/02/03/only-you-can-save-the-public-domain (370 words)

	Zoe on the Issues - Enhancing the Public Domain - Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren - 16th District of California
		The Public Domain Enhancement Act offers American copyright owners with continuing interest in works an easy way to maintain their copyrights while allowing abandoned works to enter the public domain.
		If the owner fails to pay the $1 fee, the copyright expires and the work enters the public domain.
		In addition, copyright owners are required to submit a form identifying the copyright holder to facilitate proper licensing of copyrighted works.
	www.house.gov /lofgren/iss_pubdomain.shtml (214 words)

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