(2013年12月13日)ARL加入了28个其他组织和71个个人,在反对生命期的信件中,在跨太平洋伙伴关系协定(TPP)中为70年。在12月6日发送到TPP谈判者的这封信的作者指出,“在世贸组织授权的50年内延伸版权的社会没有好处。虽然一些TPP国家,如美国,墨西哥,秘鲁,智利,新加坡或澳大利亚,已经有了寿命+ 70(或更长)版权术语,但越来越认识到这些条款是错误的,并且应该缩短或修改或修改通过要求延长的手续。“
The letter continued, “The primary harm from the life + 70 copyright term is the loss of access to countless books, newspapers, pamphlets, photographs, films, sound recordings and other works that are ‘owned’ but largely not commercialized, forgotten, and lost. The extended terms are also costly to consumers and performers, while benefiting persons and corporate owners that had nothing to do with the creation of the work.”
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