History and Education
The Nation Looks to the Next Great Copyright Act
In March 2013, Maria A. Pallante, the thirteenth Register of Copyrights, helped initiate a comprehensive congressional review of U.S. copyright law, through her Horace S. Manges Lecture The Next Great Copyright Act.
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Marybeth Peters (1994-2010)
Marybeth Peters directed the policies and operations of the U.S. Copyright Office. During her tenure she oversaw the implementation of important new laws, including the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act.
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Native American Woman Registers Early Copyright
Sarah Winnemucca is thought to be the first Native American woman to secure a copyright and publish in the English language. A member of the Northern Piute tribe, she published and copyrighted “Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims” in 1883.
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Copyright for Kids
Copyright protects books, movies, videogames, songs, photos, and more – it applies to any work of the human mind or imagination, even a child’s finger painting!
History of Copyright Law
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Historical Copyright Law
Past Published Versions of The Copyright Law of the United States
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Copyright Law Revision Studies
From 1955 to 1960 the Copyright Office conducted a program of studies of the Copyright Law and practices for Congress
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Past Legislation (114th Congress and previous)
Previous Legislative Action and Developments from Congress related to Copyright
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Copyright Testimony to Congress (2010 and earlier)
Previous Legislative Action and Developments from Congress related to Copyright
Past Reports and Publications
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Annual Reports
Past Annual Reports of the U.S. Copyright Office
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Other Reports and Publications
Past Reports and Publications issues by the U.S. Copyright Processes
Past Announcements
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NewsNet Archive
Archive of Past NewsNet articles and announcements
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ML (Mailing List) Announcements
Past News articles and information related to Copyright published and sent through the Mailing List until 2003 with the introduction of NewsNet