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Eldred v. Ashcroft - Collection of materials, provided by the primary plaintiff. Includes timeline, text of court briefs, and links to articles, plaintiffs, and lawyers involved in the case.
New Rules for Using Public Domain Materials - How to determine what is in the public domain in the US after the Copyright Term Extension Act. Discusses trademark and right of publicity issues that may burden otherwise "rights-free" materials.
Openlaw: Eldred v. Reno - Open law public forum for collaboration and discussion on the case challenging the Bono Act's 20 year extension of the copyright terms.
Openlaw: Golan v. Ashcroft - Open law public forum for collaboration and discussion on the case challenging the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act and "restoration" of expired copyrights.
Opposing Copyright Extension - Resources and information about legal and court cases challenging the Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Law.
Wikipedia: Copyright Term Extension Act - Free encyclopedia entry about the act.
FindLaw: Eldred et al. v. Ashcroft, Attorney General - Text of the decision, with links to other cases cited. (January 15, 2003)
Lawrence Lessig Makes His Debut Before the Supreme Court - News and forum discussion of Lawrence Lessig's arguments to the US Supreme Court in Eldred v. Ashcroft. [kuro5hin] (October 10, 2002)
Eldred v. Ashcroft: A Primer - Summary of issue and the arguments, and links to legal documents and other resources about the case over the constitutionality of the Copyright Term Extension Act. [Washington Post] (October 9, 2002)
Eldred v. Ashcroft Oral Arguments - News of arguments in the case against the retroactive 20-year copyright extension and forum discussion. [Slashdot] (October 9, 2002)
The War On Perpetual Copyright Goes To The Supreme Court - "The Stanford University law professor filed a suit ... which alleged that Congress had overstepped its authority in passing the 1998 'Copyright Term Extension Act'." News and discussion forum. [Plastic] (October 9, 2002)
A Case to Define the Digital Age - "A Supreme Court ruling on a 20-year extension of copyright protection could decide much of what Web surfers get to see, hear, and share." By Jane Black. [Business Week] (September 27, 2002)
The Mouse That Ate the Public Domain - "Antitrust lawyer Chris Sprigman has written a thoughtful column in Findlaw's Writ on the issues behind the 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act and the legal challenge (Eldred v. Ashcroft) to that law." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot] (March 7, 2002)
The Mouse That Ate The Public Domain - "Disney, The Copyright Term Extension Act, and Eldred v. Ashcroft." By Chris Sprigman. [FindLaw's Writ] (March 5, 2002)
Copyright Craziness - Editorial supporting the Eldred case. "Vast quantities of creative material shouldn't be perpetually owned privately, and Congress's repeated extensions of protection to copyright holders have shredded any meaningful limit." [Washington Post] (August 17, 2001)
Let the Stories Go - Editorial citing the lawsuit against "The Wind Done Gone" as an example of what's wrong with copyright term extension. By Lawrense Lessig. [New York Times] [Free registration required.] (April 30, 2001)
One Man's Challenge to Copyright Restrictions on Online Publishing - Interview with Eric Eldred about his constitutional challenge to the Sonny Bono Act. By Andrea L. Foster. [Chronicle of Higher Education] (April 9, 2001)
Diamonds and Copyrights Are Forever - Article about Eldred v. Reno's challenge to the Copyright Term Extension Act. By Thomas Claburn. [Smart Business] (July 14, 2000)
Why the Public Domain Is Not Just a Mickey Mouse Issue - Comments prepared for the NINCH Copyright Town Meeting on the Public Domain at the Chicago Historical Society by Diane M. Zorich. (January 11, 2000)
Strangling Culture with a Copyright Law - Editorial by Steve Zeitlin opposing pending copyright extension. Summarizes public interest issues and notes that Disney is leading campaign along with ASCAP and Gershwin Family Trust. [New York Times] [Full text requires payment.] (April 25, 1999)
When Is Art Free? - Article presenting both sides of the term extension debate. By Gail Russell Chaddock. [Christian Science Monitor] (June 11, 1998) Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.