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3 Dec, 2007 4:11 am
... of the United States and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code." According to the U.S. Copyright
Office announcement, this edition includes "the text of title 17 U.S.C ... 1984, as amended; and the Vessel Hull Design
Protection Act, as amended." Links to the U.S. Copyright Law in PDF and HTML format and for purchasing the bound volume from the
Superintendent ... U.S.C. Title 17 via U.S. Copyright Office: LINK
U.S. Copyright Law (PDF): LINK U.S. Government Bookstore Website: LINK
25 Jun, 2008 9:17 pm
... 1923 and 1963, the rights holder needed to submit a form to the U.S. Copyright Office renewing the copyright 28 years after publication. In most cases, books ... domain, and we hope you're able
to use them to determine the copyright status of books that interest you. At Google, we're committed to making as many ... more to come. This
is great news for historians, journalists, researchers, publishers, and librarians. It's also great for the Open Content Alliance and other book digitization projects. ...
10 Jul, 2008 2:53 pm
... , users may pay the online registration fees by credit card, debit card, electronic check, or electronically through a Copyright
Office deposit account. This new online method supplements the other two methods of filing copyright
applications, namely using the new fill-in Form CO (to be printed and mailed in) and original paper filings using Forms TX, VA, PA, SR, and SE. U.S. Copyright Office eCO Webpage: LINK eCO Login Webpage: LINK eCO Tips Document (PDF): LINK eCO ...
6 Jan 6:40 am
... by the Librarian of Congress of certain classes of works from the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works, the
Copyright Office has received 19 proposals for classes of works to be subject to exemptions." A
notice has been published to ... December 29, 2008 Federal Register (excerpt link below). Comments may be submitted through February 2, 2009. U.S. Copyright Office Announcement: LINK Comment List: LINK Federal Register Excerpt: LINK
23 Jun 10:59 pm
... Congress, a new $52 million electronic technology designed "to speed things up" has resulted in delays at the U.S. Copyright
Office in processing paper copyright applications. Instead of the customary 5-month processing time,
paper applications (which still account for ... up to one year to process. The Washington Post noted last month that applicants are reportedly waiting up to 18 months for their paper
applications to be processed. Meanwhile, the Copyright Office says it's getting an "upgrade".
1 Jul, 2008 1:28 pm
Today the U.S. Copyright Office will officially begin accepting registrations for some
works online. The works that may be registered online are "basic claims" for literary, visual arts, and performing arts works (including motion pictures ... "basic claim," which is
eligible for online registration must be one of: a single work; multiple unpublished works by the same author(s) and owned by the same claimant; or multiple published works all
first published together in the same publication on the same ...
23 Nov, 2006 8:08 am
U.S. Copyright Office - Anticircumvention Rulemaking U.S. Copyright Office, publication date: 23 November 2006 Wow. When the rulemaking was delayed a few weeks back I did get
my hopes up a little, but didn't really expect much. While some very good exemptions were not granted, six were and it's encouraging. "The Librarian of Congress, on the
recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, has
25 Jun, 2008 10:47 pm
News release: "Handling about 550,000 copyright claims annually, the U.S. Copyright
Office in the Library of Congress is making it...
30 Jun, 2008 2:00 pm
Beginning July 1, 2008, the Copyright Office is offering online registration of claims to
copyright. Online registration through the electronic Copyright Office (eCO) is the preferred way to register basic claims for literary works; visual ... the fastest processing time; online status tracking of your claim;
secure payment by credit or debit card, electronic check, or Copyright Office deposit account; and
the ability to upload certain categories of deposits directly into eCO as electronic files. To ...
26 Dec, 2007 6:45 am
The United States Copyright Office recently posted the book called "Copyright Law of the United States and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code" on its website. The book is still available for purchase
in print, but online access now facilitates access to the text of title 17 U.S.C., as amended through 2006. It also contains the Copyright Act of 1976 and all subsequent amendments to copyright law; the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984,
as amended; and the Vessel ...
16 Jul 1:46 am
Source: Lexology, July 16, 2009. Copyright Office clarifies application reponse times Scott &
Scott LLP "A recent Washington Post article criticized the US Copyright Office for slow application
processing times."
28 Apr, 2007 7:33 am
Complaint in Town & Country Linens v. Kaufman accessible here. Via Counterfeit Chic.
11 Mar, 2008 12:36 pm
... Registry. The email, which is sent to the administrative contact of a domain, says that: "You are required to advise the US Copyright
Registry of your intent to license this website if registration is administered through the UCR as this is your final ... extensively using our automated system for accuracy,
completeness and common errors. All registration is administered by the U.S. Copyright Office of the Library of Congress." In short, what the service does is register your site with the USCO, ...
29 Jun, 2008 5:57 am
Inside Google Blog Search: "U.S. Copyright Office records. Records from 1978 onward are
online but not downloadable in bulk. The...
28 Jan 8:22 am
... look at the laws that exist in other countries. As it turns out, on average at least, the U.S. copyright system is not that
bad, at least when considering the rights and interests of users ... After all, we're the ones that have to register with an outdated and outmoded copyright office before we can sue for infringement. We are also one of the few ... anywhere else and if we're going
to update and improve copyright law, both for rights holders and users, it is going to have to be an international effort ...
9 Apr, 2007 5:18 pm
Under U.S. Copyright law, copyright protection generally does not extend to fashion
designs, such as the dimensions, style, cut or shape of a fashion item like ... change this statutory framework. The bill, H.R. 5055, aims to modify the U.S.
Copyright Act to cover fashion designs. If implemented, H.R. 5055 ... underlying merits of the legislation at a July 27, 2006 House
subcommittee hearing. Further, the Copyright Office stated that proponents of the legislation have
not yet provided sufficient evidence ...
7 Jun, 2007 1:50 pm
On May 14, 2007, the office of the U.S. Attorney General transmitted a legislative proposal to U.S. House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi that would represent one of the most significant overhauls of federal copyright law in ... Unlike under the Lanham Act, which
provides remedies for trademark infringement, the current iteration of the U.S. Copyright Act allows courts considering claims of
copyright infringement to order the impoundment of the fruits of the infringing activity - the illegal copies themselves. ...
30 Jun, 2008 9:55 am
Inside Google Book Search: U.S. copyright renewal records available for download This blog entry from Inside Google has links to
copyright records. It notes you can search the US Copyright Office records ([www.copyright.gov]), or you can download an XML file created by Google software engineer Jarkko
Hietaniemi
21 Jul, 2008 5:00 pm
American Library Association's Office for Information Technology Policy has put together a funky Digital Copyright Slider that helps you determine what kind of copyright is held on works within certain time periods, and
whether permission ... adapted with an institution's own branding and contact information by contacting Carrie Russell at the OITP Washington Office crussel@alawash.org or Michael Brewer brewerm@u.library.arizona.edu. The dislaimer notes, of course, that this slider does not take the ...
18 Sep, 2008 11:57 am
... D.C. - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Public Knowledge have filed suit against the Office of the United States Trade
Representative (USTR), demanding information about a secret intellectual property enforcement treaty that the ... could include criminal measures, increased border search powers, and
encouragement for Internet service providers to cooperate with copyright holders. Despite the significant impact ACTA could have on consumers
and the lack of official information available ...
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