We think that a term extension will have a negative impact on people's access. Certainly, libraries that are conducting digitization projects will have to wait an additional 20 years to be able to do that. Scholars, we know, take materials that are in the public domain and write new, critical works that require copying beyond fair dealing, and that will be constrained. Books won't be republished. Once it's in the public domain, books can be republished and disseminated again. New material can be written around that material and promoted in a different context. That will be constrained. Teachers and students won't be able to get permission to scan or photocopy out-of-print books or artwork, mentioned earlier. As I mentioned, the jobs of libraries, archives, and museums in preserving our cultural heritage material will be made more difficult.
On June 16th, 2016. See this statement in context.