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Certiorari Granted in Eldred v. Ashcroft
Plaintiffs' Notice of Supreme Court Grant of Certiorari in Eldred v. Ashcroft (PDF)Defendant's Notice of Grant of Certiorari in Eldred v. Ashcroft (PDF)
Government Files Motion to Dismiss Golan v. Ashcroft
Plaintiffs' Reply Brief (PDF), (HTML), January 3, 2002
Golan v. Ashcroft Challenges Copyright Term Extension and "Restoration" of Expired Copyrights
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Plaintiffs LAWRENCE GOLAN RICHARD KAPP S.A. PUBLISHING CO., INC., d/b/a/ ESS.A.Y RECORDINGS SYMPHONY OF THE CANYONS RON HALL, d/b/a FESTIVAL FILMS and JOHN MCDONOUGH, d/b/a TIMELESS VIDEO ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL v.
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Complaint, filed September 19, 2001:
This is an action to challenge the constitutionality of Congress's attempt to remove and radically deplete the supply of literary and artistic works from the public domain. Central to the constitutional design of our copyright system is the preservation of a rich and vibrant public domain in which books, paintings, drawings, music, films, photographs, and other artistic works are free for all to use and copy which, in turn, fuels the further creation of original works of authorship.News: Conductors Pose First Challenge to Copyright Law, National Law Journal, Nov. 27, 2001
News: Conductor challenges music law, Rocky Mountain News, October 2, 2001
For more on the challenges to the constitutionality of the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA), see the Openlaw site for the earlier lawsuit, Eldred v. Ashcroft. Plaintiffs in that case have filed a petition for certiorari before the Supreme Court.