This report explains the provisions of PL 105-298, reviews key aspects of the legislative history and notes changes from prior law.

Discusses Bill S. 483, the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1995, which extends copyright protection as it now exists for an additional 20 years. Witnesses: Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyright at the U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress; Bruce Lehman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce & Commissioner of the Patents & Trademark Office; Jack Valenti, President & CEO, Motion Picture Association of America; Alan Menken, composer & lyricist, Patrick Alger, President of the Nashville Songwriters Assoc. International, & Prof. Peter A. Jaszi, American Univ., College of Law.