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    Core documents by: Date Place Core documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States All documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States Original language: English French German Italian Latin Browse documents by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse commentaries by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse database by: Key words Editors' login:  | | Copyright Act, Washington D.C. (1870) Source: Library of Congress: 16 Stat. 198. Citation: Copyright Act (1870), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Record-ID: us_1870a Full title An Act to revise, consolidate, and amend the Statutes relating to Patents and Copyrights Full title original language N/A Abstract The second general revision of the Copyright Act. The commentary surveys the more significant changes introduced by the revision of 1870. These included both procedural and substantive reforms. The administration of copyright was reorganized and centralized in the hands of the Library of Congress, a step that in time would give rise to the position of a Register of Copyright and the Copyright Office. On the substantive side, the subject matter of copyright was significantly expanded, and new entitlements such as the right of translation and an extended dramatization right were added. Bibliography Patry, William F. Patry on Copyright, § 1:33. St. Paul, Minn.: Thompson-West, 2007. Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher N/A Location Washington D.C. Year 1870 Language English Source Library of Congress: 16 Stat. 198. Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to N/A Persons referred to in commentary N/A Places referred to Washington Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to U.S. Copyright Act 1870, 16 Stat. 198 Legislation referred to in commentary N/A Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to Library of Congress Patent Office, U.S. Department of State U.S. Congress U.S. Department of State, Washington U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate U.S. Supreme Court Institutions referred to in commentary U.S. Copyright Office Key words applied art, protected subject matter books, protected subject matter copy deposit dramatic works, protected subject matter drawings, protected subject matter duration engravings, protected subject matter formalities inventions inventors maps, protected subject matter music, protected subject matter paintings, protected subject matter photography, protected subject matter patents, for invention penalties public performance registration replica sculpture, protected subject matter Responsible editor Oren Bracha Copyright status Original document is out of copyright. In so far as these scans are protected by copyright, they are made available on the same terms as translations and commentaries (see home page). | |||||
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