> Why is the 1978 law wrong? Why was it created in the first place? I don't know from this article. It's not as wrong (i'm still against it) to extend copyrigh

> Why is the 1978 law wrong? Why was it created in the first place? I don't know from this article. It's not as wrong (i'm still against it) to extend copyright for new works, but this horrible law extended copyright retroactively for previously created works. There was no compelling reason for extending old works. It breaks all measures of fairness no matter how you approach it. It's equivalent to having the banks extend your home loan by 30 years and saying you owe additional payments. You get nothing out of it. There is no trade. You get nothing and existing copyright owners get given additional years.