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Act to Amend the Provisions of Title 17, United States Code, with Respect to the Duration of Copyright, and for other Purposes, of October 27, 1998 (the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act and the Fairness In Music Licensing Act of 1998) (Public Law 105-298, 112 Stat. 2827), United States of America
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1998
Dates
Entry into force:
October 27, 1998
Adopted:
October 27, 1998
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Notes
In accordance with the Act, its TITLE I—COPYRIGHT TERM EXTENSION may be referred to as the ‘Sonny Bono Copyright
Term Extension Act’; and its TITLE II—MUSIC LICENSING EXEMPTION FOR FOOD SERVICE OR DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS may be cited as the ‘Fairness In Music Licensing
Act of 1998’.
Title I took effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; Title II took effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Act to Amend the Provisions of Title 17, United States Code, with Respect to the Duration of Copyright, and for other Purposes, of October 27, 1998 (the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act and the Fairness In Music Licensing Act of 1998) (Public Law 105-298, 112 Stat. 2827)
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