USA Law

Tag: Copyright

  • Copyright Infringement

    Copyright Infringement in the United States Copyright Law in the United States: Infringement Introduction to Copyright Infringement An infringement of a copyright is the reproduction, distribution, performance, or display of any copyrighted work without permission of the copyright owner […]

  • Copyright Infringement

    Copyright Infringement in the United States Copyright Law in the United States: Infringement Introduction to Copyright Infringement An infringement of a copyright is the reproduction, distribution, performance, or display of any copyrighted work without permission of the copyright owner […]

  • State Works

    State Works in the United States Copyright Law for State Works and Local Government Works by Katie Fortney While there are certainly those who advocate for that position (See, e.g., Kris Tells Us Why We Should Care, Posting of Daniel Cornwall to Free Government Information, […]

  • Public Domain Laws

    Public Domain Laws in the United States Free Availability of State Law It has been established in American law for nearly two centuries that public law is not subject to any party’s exclusive control, and must remain public as a matter of due process. In Wheaton v. Peters, 33 U.S. (8 […]

  • Copyright Registration

    Copyright Registration in the United States Copyright Law in the United States: Notice and Registration Introduction to Copyright Notice and Registration A copyright notice informs the public that a given work is copyrighted. The notice is placed in each published copy of the protected […]

  • Copyright Registration

    Copyright Registration in the United States Copyright Law in the United States: Notice and Registration Introduction to Copyright Notice and Registration A copyright notice informs the public that a given work is copyrighted. The notice is placed in each published copy of the protected […]

  • Rights Of Copyright Owners

    Rights of Copyright Owners in the United States Copyright Law in the United States: Rights of Copyright Law Owners and Licensing Introduction to Rights of Copyright Owners and Licensing The Copyright Act of 1976 gives copyright owners five exclusive rights. These rights are: only the […]

  • Intellectual Property Law

    Intellectual Property Law in the United States Main Topics of Intellectual Property This entry in the American Encyclopedia has been organized to address the following topics, among others: Intellectual Property : Copyright Intellectual Property : Patents Intellectual Property : […]

  • Copyright Subject Matter

    Copyright Subject Matter in the United States Copyright Law in the United States: Subject Matter Under the 1976 act, copyright extends to all works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. This broad definition includes literary works of all kinds, including fiction, […]

  • Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License

    Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License in the United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ human-readable summary of the Legal Code Legal Code (the full license).