question / pregunta:
Is there any new legislation about the USA's copyright laws and is anyone trying to change them so they aren't so restrictive and vague? Such as rescinding the Sonny Bono Act? I would like to see the length of copyright shortened - say perhaps to 20 years. That should be long enough for anyone.
Answer: Copyright and new legislation
There is a bill introduced in 2009 titled:
To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to works connected to certain funding agreements.
Text and other information is available on THOMAS at this link
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d111:1:./temp/~bdi9TG::|/bss/111search.html|
There are other bills for ammendments to Title 17 of the US code which pertains to copyright but deal with issues such as radio and TV transmissions and music and sound recordings. If you want information on those issues, there are other sources.