History and Education
Congress Passes the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
President Bill Clinton signed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) on October 28, 1998. Limited online infringement liability for internet service providers is among the many provisions covered by the DMCA.
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William Lincoln Brown, 1934-1936
William Lincoln Brown became the second Register of Copyrights on June 4, 1934, having previously served as assistant register of copyrights in 1926 and acting register in 1930. During his incumbency as acting register and Register, he was extremely active in proposing copyright legislation.
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Noah Webster
Today, Noah Webster is most famous for the dictionaries he compiled. But one of his early writings - a spelling book - became America’s first bestseller and earned him the title “father of copyright.”
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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