{"id":24853,"date":"2022-09-01T18:22:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T22:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/?p=892951"},"modified":"2022-09-01T18:22:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T22:22:19","slug":"todays-authors-are-soft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/legal-innovation-center\/2022\/09\/01\/todays-authors-are-soft\/","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s Authors Are Soft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-718772\" src=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/12\/GettyImages-1169134968-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Cute Girl Dreaming About School Sitting With Backpack And Books\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: larger\"><strong> How many terms of protection would you need under the first U.S. copyright law to match the amount of protection afforded AFTER THE AUTHOR DIES today?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hint: The first law provided for a period of initial protection that could be renewed for a second period of the same length. You could not apply for a third (or more) back then.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>See\u00a0the answer on the next page.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p>Answer: 5. 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