0 The Story of Eric Holder and

Copyright Law
1 In Golan v. Holder, the plaintiffs
were orchestra conductors,
educators, performers,
publishers, film archivists, and
motion picture distributors who
have relied on artistic works in
the public domain for their
livelihoods. They perform,
distribute, and sell public
domain works. DW based on
classical music, e.g.
2 AG was defending law that
"restores" copyrights in foreign
works that were formerly in the
public domain in the United
States
3 for one of three specified
 reasons: failure to comply with
formalities, lack of subject matter
protection, or lack of national
eligibility.
4 17 U.S.C. 104A(a), (h)(6)(C).
5 104A(d) governs notice to
office or reliance parties
6 12 mo. grace period, and DW
reasonable compensation