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Hawley introducing measure to strip Disney of copyright protections
- quantified 4y ago> Hawley: “the age of Republican handouts to Big Business is over“ I doubt it but it’s heartwarming to see his acknowledgement that big business was getting handouts.
- jshprentz 4y agoThe proposed bill [1] targets corporations with market capitalization over $150 billion that engage in arts, entertainment, recreation, motion picture, and video industries (North American Industry Classification System codes 71 and 5121) and their licensees. The three-page bill restores the earlier 28-year copyright duration with one 28-year renewal possible. Introduction of a bill is no guarantee of its passage. [1] https://www.hawley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/Copyright%20Clause%20Restoration%20Act.pdf https://www.hawley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/Co...