Is There A Chance of Congress Fixing the Copyright Term Problem Itself?
Copyright eradication, then, would be a disaster even if the highly unlikely event that it could be made law. So what is the solution? The Supreme Court will surely urge Congress to reconsider the copyright term, or at least not extend copyright any further. Is there any chance Congress will listen, given the power of copyright-owner lobbyists such as Disney? Though many at this stage would say “no,” I think the answer may be “yes.” Congress has a long history, in the copyright arena, of ignoring the public interest, and asking only what the industries desire. That, of course, is why Mickey and Sonny got their extra 20 years. This is the dark heart of copyright law. But recently the members have taken note of the increasing roar of Internet-savvy young people, including their own teen-age and young adult children. Many of these people want to live in the world Wired and others have painted for them: a world of free, first-rate creative works, available at the click of a button. Conside
