Legal Opinion
Steinbeck v. McIntosh & Otis, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 8, 2006No. 04-CV-5497 (RO), 04-CV-6795 (RO)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
OWEN, District Judge.
Prior to the copyright law amendments taking effect in 1978, there were but two periods of copyright protection — the original period of 28 years, and a 28-year renewal, for a possible total of 56 years. In 1978, the copyright term was increased by 19 years, to a total of 75 years, and in 1998, 20 more years was added to that, for today a total of 95 years.
Given the said length of copyright protection, early in which young creators often less than advantageously contract for long terms with publishers, etc., and it also being the way of the world that a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Jose GOENAGA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARCH OF DIMES BIRTH DEFECTS FOUNDATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Marvel Characters, Inc., Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Joseph H. Simon, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Stewart v. AbendSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Jessamy v. City of New Rochelle, New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2003
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Penguin Group (USA) Inc. v. SteinbeckCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- Classic Media, Inc. v. MewbornCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Waverly Kaffaga v. Thomas SteinbeckCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2019
- Classic Media, Inc. v. MewbornCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Penguin Group (USA), Inc. v. SteinbeckCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
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