PUBLIC LAW 105-298—OCT. 27, 1998 112 STAT. 2827 Public Law 105-298 105th Congress An Act To amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, with respect to the duration Oct. 27, 1998 of copyright, and for other purposes. (S. 505] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I—COPYRIGHT TERM EXTENSION sonnyBono Copyri^t Term ^•^^ - >v- ^..^nr., rn^rrr «^ ExteUSlOn Act. SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 17 USC 101 note. This title may be referred to as the "Sonny Bono Cop3rright Term Extension Act". SEC. 102. DURATION OF COPYRIGHT PROVISIONS. (a) PREEMPnoN WITH RESPECT TO OTHER LAWS. —Section 301(c) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking "February 15, 2047" each place it appears and inserting "February 15, 2067". (b) DURATION OF COPYRIGHT: WORKS CREATED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1978.— Section 302 of title 17, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking "fifty" and inserting "70"; (2) in subsection (b) by striking "fifty" and inserting "70"; (3) in subsection (c) in the first sentence— (A) by striking "seventy-five" and inserting "95"; and (B) by striking "one hundred" and inserting "120"; and (4) in subsection (e) in the first sentence— (A) by striking "seventy-five" and inserting "95"; (B) by striking "one hundred" and inserting "120"; and (C) by striking "fifty" each place it appears and inserting "70". (c) DURATION OF COPYRIGHT: WORKS CREATED BUT NOT PUB- LISHED OR COPYRIGHTED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1978.— Section 303 of title 17, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by striking "December 31, 2027" and inserting "December 31, 2047". (d) DURATION OF COPYRIGHT: SLTBSISTING COPYRIGHTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 304 of title 17, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (1)— (I) in subparagraph (B) by striking "47" and inserting "67"; and (II) in subparagraph (C) by striking "47" and inserting "67";
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