• years by registering copyright renewal with the United States Copyright Office. Works published before 1964 in the US are all in the public domain, excepting...
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  • The copyright law of the United States grants monopoly protection for "original works of authorship". With the stated purpose to promote art and culture...
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    The United States Copyright Office (USCO), a part of the Library of Congress, is a United States government body that registers copyright claims, records...
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  • Most films are subject to copyright, but those listed here are believed to be in the public domain in the United States. This means that no government...
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    enter the public domain when their copyright has expired. The United States Copyright Office is a federal agency tasked with maintaining copyright records...
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  • United States copyright registrations, renewals, and other catalog entries since 1978 are published online at the United States Copyright Office website...
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    Copyright Renewal Act of 1992, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–307, 106 Stat. 264, enacted June 26, 1992, is the first title of the Copyright...
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    The Copyright Act of 1976 is a United States copyright law and remains the primary basis of copyright law in the United States, as amended by several later...
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  • infringer. In 1787, the Founding Fathers of the United States wrote the Copyright Clause into the U.S. Constitution, which granted the United States Congress...
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    extended copyright terms in the United States in 1998. It is one of several acts extending the terms of copyright. Following the Copyright Act of 1976...
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