Until 1976, copyrights lasted only 56 years. Since then, they have been repeatedly extended, and many now last over a century. This was done solely to protect the profits of media companies, so they can charge for classic works created before most people alive today were even born. It does nothing to encourage the creation of new works. It hurts artists and scholars by restricting their ability to use most cultural works of the 20th century. It also hurts ordinary citizens by making them pay for works that rightfully should have entered the public domain decades ago.
We ask that copyrights be restored to what they were in 1976: 28 years, renewable for another 28 years. This is far more consistent with what the framers of the Constitution intended when they wrote the Copyright Clause.