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U.S Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) recently introduced the Copyright Clause Restoration Act, which seeks to strip woke corporations of special
copyright protections in an effort to put an end to ounnecessarily long copyright monopolies.o

In a press release the U.S. senator declared, othe 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.o

oItAs time to take away DisneyAs special privileges and open up a new era
of creativity and innovation,o HawleyAs statement concluded.

HawleyAs website provides further details about the recently introduced
bill, stating that oUnder CongressAs current sweetheart deal, companies
like Disney have been granted certain copyright protections for up to 120 yearsuwell beyond the original maximum of 28 years.o

oSenator HawleyAs bill would crack down on copyright monopolies to ensure
they only last long enough to encourage innovation,o it added.

The document in question specifically dictates that copyrights held by
woke corporations would be limited to 56 years, whilst also making
retroactive changes for these, stating that ocopyright in any work shall endure for 28 years from the date it was originally secured.o

According to the bill, corporations can apply for an additional 28 years
were the copyright holder to apply for a renewal and extension of the
original term under the condition that the application is to be submitted oduring the 1-year period before the expiration of the original term of
the copyright.o

In making the above change retroactive, HawleyAs bill aims to see big entertainment companies like Disney, obegin to lose protections for some
of its oldest and most valuable copyrights.o

Further, the bill attempts to odelay implementation for certain license holders, to reasonably protect pre-existing contracts.o

Were the Senate to pass HawleyAs Copyright Clause Restoration Act, The
House of Mouse could potentially lose licensing of intellectual property
that includes characters like Mickey Mouse as soon as 2024, considering
that the companyAs mascot was first introduced in Steamboat Willie, the
first animated film distributed by Disney back in 1928.

Hawley had been hinting at this bill fairly recently on social media. Just last week, the U.S. senator took to his personal Twitter account to bring attention to the special copyright protections Disney has gotten from the federal government.

oFor years, Disney has gotten special copyright protections from the
federal government u allowing them to charge consumers more. Woke
corporations shouldnAt get sweetheart deals. IAll introduce legislation
this week to end their special protections u enough is enough,o he wrote.

Hawley doubled down on Tuesday, writing, oThereAs no reason Disney or any other woke corporation should keep getting special favors from government.
End the handouts now,o as he introduced the bill seeking to strip woke corporations of said copyright privileges.

Conversely, Variety reports that Paul Goldstein, intellectual property
expert at Stanford Law School, has taken issue with Senator HawleyAs
recently introduced bill, claiming that the Copyright Clause Restoration
Act is unconstitutional.

oThat is a blatantly unconstitutional taking of property without compensation,o reportedly said Goldstein regarding HawleyAs initiative
against woke corporations like Disney.

Variety reports that intellectual property expert at the Santa Clara University School, Prof. Tyler Ochoa, has also agreed with GoldsteinAs assertion that the act is unconstitutional.

oThe Supreme Court has held that Congress can extend the term,o said
Ochoa. oBut if you try to take the term away, that is almost certainly a taking of property,o he continued, adding that he believes the bill ohas
zero chance,o and accusing Hawley of oshowboating.o

Further, the outlet also reports that CEO of Copyright Alliance Keith Kupferschmid believes the Copyright Clause Restoration Act will affect a significantly large number of Americans who work within the intellectual property industry.

oCopyright contributes $1.5 trillion to the U.S. economy and employs 5.7 million Americans,o said Kupferschmid, specifying that HawleyAs recently introduced bill owould harm those millions of everyday Americans in all 50 states who rely on copyright for their livelihoods in creative industries largely dominated by independent and small businesses.o

Journalist Christopher F. Rufo, who exposed DisneyAs twisted agenda,
recently kickstarted a campaign called aDrop DisneyA that seeks to
encourage conservative Disney+ subscribers to cancel their subscription to
the companyAs increasingly woke streaming service.

oWeAre launching a paid digital ad campaign targeting conservative Disney+ subscribers, with the goal of persuading them to cancel the service,o Rufo wrote last week.

He added, oItAs a high-leverage strategy: even small slowdown in the rate
of subscriber growth can have a major impact on the stock price.o


Source: Christopher F. Rufo, Twitter

oThe company is already in turmoil: the stock price has plummeted since
the scandal, rumors are flying that the CEO is in jeopardy, and executives across the country are scared to become athe next Walt Disney Co,Ao he
further declared, adding, oWeAre going to press the advantage.o


Source: Christopher F. Rufo, Twitter

Rufo then concluded, oConservatives need to develop a strategy for
containing woke corporations. We have to apply countervailing pressure and make executives understand that thereAs a price for pushing critical race theory and gender ideology onto employees and customers.o


Source: Christopher F. Rufo, Twitter

As pointed out by Rufo, Disney has been pushing for critical race theory
and gender ideology this past year.

oFloridaAs HB 1557, also known as the aDonAt Say GayA bill should never
have passed and should never have been signed into law,o decried the insufferably woke company in March of this year, after the bill was signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.


Source: Walt Disney Company, Twitter

RELATED: Woke Actor Ron Perlman Encourages Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
To Read The First Amendment Over Falsely Labelled oDonAt Say Gayo Bill,
Calls Him A oFuking Nazi Pigo

Since the beginning of the year, DisneyAs stock price has been plummeting
like a sack of stones. Reports have indicated that the company began the
year at $156.76 and has dropped to $103.91 as of writing.

Part of this drop in stock price is speculated to be the result of the companyAs onot-so-secret gay agenda,o as well as its unwavering support
for the grooming of children by opposing Florida Governor Ron DeSantisA Parental Rights in Education bill (HB 1557), which has been falsely
labelled aDonAt Say GayA by left-wingers who shamelessly advocate for the grooming of small, non-consenting children.


Source: New York Stock Exchange

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woke corporations of special copyright protections? Let us know your
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