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I will pay for the following essay Extending Duration of Copyright Protection: A Detriment to Public Interest. The essay is to be 10 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a refe

I will pay for the following essay Extending Duration of Copyright Protection: A Detriment to Public Interest. The essay is to be 10 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a reference page.

As soon as copyright expires for a certain work of art, the work in question enters the public domain. Then it can be freely used by anyone who wishes to. It can be altered or transformed into another art form which can later be sold for the benefit of the new creator. Therefore, copyright duration is of great importance for creators, for businesses and for society as a whole.

The next change in copyright term occurred in 1831 when the first term was increased to 28 years. The possibility for renewal remained, again for another 14 years. The renewal period was extended to 28 years in 1909.

The following major revision of US copyright law was the enactment of the 1976 Copyright Act. According to its provisions, works, created on or after January 1, 1978, were protected during the period of the author’s life and 50 years after the author’s death. For the first time, the author’s rights were guaranteed for his entire lifetime.

Finally, in 1998, the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act provided for the extension of the term of copyright to the life of the author plus 70 years after the author’s death. Thus the period became the same as it is in the European Union.

In the USA copyright extension has already happened a few times, the last being as soon as 1998. As a result of the term of protection now consists of the life of the author plus 70 years after the author’s death. A further extension, however, would be detrimental to public interest.

Longer copyright protection means the longer period during which the author, or, in general, the copyright holder receives compensation for each use of his/her copyrighted work.&nbsp.

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