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Sen. Hawley Introduces Bill to Strip ‘Woke Corporations Like Disney’ of Copyright Protections

Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 10:41 pm
by claireokc
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced a bill on May 10 that would remove the special copyright protections on “woke corporations like Disney.” “Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2022 would limit new copyright protections to 56 years and make the change retroactive for massive corporations like Disney that have been granted unnecessarily long copyright monopolies,” Hawley said in a May 10 press release. Currently, Disney and other companies enjoys the protection of the Sonny Bono Copyright Act Congress passed in 1998, which gives copyright protections to corporate works for 95 years from the publishing date or 120 years from the creation date, whichever comes earlier. This protection applies to Disney’s signature Micky Mouse character until 2024. ...

Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/sen-hawle ... 57188.html