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  United States copyright law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Copyrights currently last for seventy years after the death of an author, or seventy-five to ninety-five years in the case of works of corporate authorship and works first published before January 1, 1978.
In the U.S., copyright law is administered by the United States Copyright Office, a part of the Library of Congress.
Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government, but the United States Government is not precluded from receiving and holding copyrights transferred to it by assignment, bequest, or otherwise.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_copyright_law   (1234 words)

  
 U.S. Copyright Office - Copyright Basics (Circular 1)
Copyright in each separate contribution to a periodical or other collective work is distinct from copyright in the collective work as a whole and vests initially with the author of the contribution.
Copyright is a personal property right, and it is subject to the various state laws and regulations that govern the ownership, inheritance, or transfer of personal property as well as terms of contracts or conduct of business.
Copyright Office records in machine-readable form cataloged from January 1, 1978, to the present, including registration and renewal information and recorded documents, are now available for searching from the Copyright Office website at www.copyright.gov.
www.copyright.gov /circs/circ1.html   (7031 words)

  
 U.S. Copyright Office, Circular 1 "Copyright Basics"
WHAT COPYRIGHT IS Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States ( title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of "original works of authorship" including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works.
The Copyright Office has issued regulations concerning the form and position of the copyright notice in the Code of Federal Regulations ( 37 CFR Part 201.20).
Copyright Office records in machine-readable form cataloged from January 1, 1978, to the present, including registration and renewal information and recorded documents, are now available for searching on the Internet.
www.eshieldkret.com /copyright/copyright_basics.shtml   (6751 words)

  
 Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
Unpublished works when the death date of the author is not known may still be copyrighted, but certification from the Copyright Office that it has no record to indicate whether the person is living or died less than 70 years before is a complete defense to any action for infringement.
Presumption as to the author's death requires a certified report from the Copyright Office that its records disclose nothing to indicate that the author of the work is living or died less than seventy years before.
Copyright Restoration of Works in Accordance With the Uruguay Round Agreements Act; List Identifying Copyrights Restored Under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act for Which Notices of Intent To Enforce Restored Copyrights Were Filed in the Copyright Office.
www.copyright.cornell.edu /training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm   (2822 words)

  
 copyrightchart
Copyright and the notion of intellectual property was written into the Constitution of the United States to promote learning and the useful arts---and was designed to be supportive of the work of educators.
The purpose of copyright protection is repeatedly and mistakenly reported to be for the protection of authors and others intellectual property owners.
Up to 10% of a copyrighted musical composition may be reproduced, performed and displayed as part of a multimedia program produced by an educator or student for educational purposes.
www.mediafestival.org /copyrightchart.html   (1145 words)

  
 Copyright Law in the United States (BitLaw)
For example, a copyright could cover a written description of a machine, but the actual machine itself is not covered.
Copyrights can be registered in the Copyright Office in the Library of Congress, but newly created works do not need to be registered.
Consequently, copyright registration and the use of a copyright notice is recommended.
www.bitlaw.com /copyright   (202 words)

  
 Constitution for the United States of America
Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.
The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.
A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime.
www.constitution.org /constit_.htm   (2674 words)

  
 copyright
Includes a reminder that the examples of copyright policies libraries are implementing are guidelines and not law and do not guarantee safe harbor from copyright infringement.
Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code.
Copyright in the new milennium: the impact of recent changes to U.S. copyright law.
www.uab.edu /lister/copyright.html   (1548 words)

  
 UNT Libraries: Government Information Connection, Copyright   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Copyright is different from a patent and a trademark, which are handled by a separate agency.
This act retroactively extends the duration of copyright from the life of author plus fifty years to the life of the author plus seventy years, in the case of individual works, and from seventy-five years to ninety-five years in the case of works of corporate authorship and works first published before January 1, 1978.
The biggest supporters of these laws have been individuals and corporations with extremely valuable copyrights that are about to expire (e.g., Mickey Mouse), but there are also many works still under copyright that no one seeks to protect—indeed, work which the current copyright owner may not even know he or she owns.
www.library.unt.edu /govinfo/intelprop/copyrite.html   (5114 words)

  
 United State Trademark Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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It is actually not necessary for you to register your mark with the United State patent and trademark office to establish your rights in a mark.
www.yestrademark.com /unitedstatetrademarkoffice   (1787 words)

  
 ★ Unites States Copyright Office ★
State lawmakers across the USA are cracking down on distracted driving as research increasingly documents the perils of inattentiveness behind the wheel.
U.S. Copyright Office is an office of public record for copyright registration and deposit of copyright material.
In a move that could bring a chorus of both cheers and jeers, Microsoft on Thursday is announcing its commitment to adopt XML technology as the default file format in the next version of Office, code named "Office 12," due to enter beta this fall.
patentsandcopyrightlaw.info /patents/unites-states-copyright-office   (664 words)

  
 united_states_copyright_office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
United States Copyright Office R ECOMMENDED S TATUTORY L ANGUAGE Section 501 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g)(1) I NDUCEMENT OF I NFRINGEMENT ‐ Whoever...
U.S. Copyright Office is an office of public record for copyright registration and deposit of...
Copyright registered with United States Copyright Office, The Library of Congress, Number TX 5-001-745 in accordance with title 17, United...
united_states_copyright_office.networklive.org   (331 words)

  
 FCIC: Copyright Basics
The copyright notice should be affixed to copies or phonorecords in such a way as to “give reasonable notice of the claim of copyright.”; The three elements of the notice should ordinarily appear together on the copies or phonorecords or on the phonorecord label or container.
To correct an error in a copyright registration or to amplify the information given in a registration, file a supplementary registration form— Form CA —with the Copyright Office.
Copyright Office records in machine-readable form cataloged from January 1, 1978, to the present, including registration and renewal information and recorded documents, are now available for searching from the Copyright Office website at
www.pueblo.gsa.gov /cic_text/smbuss/cpyright/circ1.html   (6997 words)

  
 United States Patent and Trademark Office Home Page
The July 18-19 event, sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), is part of STOP (Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy), a major federal government effort to protect American businesses from falling victim to intellectual property theft—both domestically and abroad.
During the two-day seminar, patent, trademark and copyright experts and lawyers from the USPTO will provide small- and medium-sized businesses, entrepreneurs, and independent inventors interested in manufacturing or selling their products abroad with specific details and useful tips about protecting and enforcing their intellectual property rights in the United States and around the world.
The 10th Annual Independent Inventors Conference, co-sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the National Inventors Hall of Fame, will be held at the new USPTO campus in Alexandria, VA, August 12 and 13.
www.uspto.gov   (681 words)

  
 COPYRIGHT ACT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Several provisions in the Act refer to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works to which the U.S. now adheres.
Ownership of copyright as distinct from ownership of material object
Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of copyright
www.law.cornell.edu /copyright/copyright.table.html   (544 words)

  
 united state copyright   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Description: U.S. Copyright Office is an office of public record for copyright registration and deposit of copyright material.
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 Links to the best united states copyright office sites on the web Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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find-4-you.com /sites/States/united_states_copyright_office.html   (685 words)

  
 Title 37 Code of Federal Regulations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
§ 201.14 Warnings of copyright for use by certain libraries and archives.
§ 201.20 Methods of affixation and positions of the copyright notice on various types of works.
§ 201.23 Transfer of unpublished copyright deposits to the Library of Congress.
www.law.cornell.edu /copyright/regulations/regs.overview.html   (474 words)

  
 united state copyright office
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