Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) managed to get outsized attention for legislation that likely will go nowhere: A bill that targets Disney by reversing copyright protection for large media conglomerations. …
, another 2024 presidential prospect, that stripped Disney of a special tax district that covers Walt Disney World. Disney has not commented on the backlash.In a press release, Hawley said that “The age of Republican handouts to Big Business is over. Thanks to special copyright protections from Congress, woke corporations like Disney have earned billions while increasingly pandering to woke activists.
The legislation would apply only to entertainment and theme park companies with a market capitalization of more than $150 billion. The bill does include a provision to delay implementation for up to 10 years. Current copyright law gives corporations copyright protections for 95 years from publication. The length of copyrights has been extended a couple of times, most recently when 20 years were added in 1998 as part of the Sony Bono Copyright Term Extension Act., the first appearance of Mickey Mouse, is set to expire next year.
It’s unlikely that Hawley’s bill will advance, and not just because Democrats control the Senate. The industry has drawn support for its copyright lobbying on both sides of the aisle. Sen. Patrick Leahy , who chairs the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on intellectual property, and Sen. Thom Tillis , its ranking member, are both viewed as big boosters for the entertainment industry when it comes to fighting piracy and bolstering copyright protections.
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