Old books and old movies don't sell at new media prices. They would cut into potential profits for new works. That might seem like a good thing for new authors

Old books and old movies don't sell at new media prices. They would cut into potential profits for new works. That might seem like a good thing for new authors, but old work is predictable, whereas modern authors are -supposed- to be innovative ... a very important part of the idea of copyright. I'm afraid that Sonny Bono was not a good person to decide the future of US copyright law or creative people. The limits on copyright tenure need to be restored.