"The stated purpose [of copyright law] is to promote art and culture."
The legal and ethical issues related to copyright, fair use, and other intellectual property considerations in library and museum collections.
Copyright: The exclusive legal right given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.
Trademark: A symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.
Patent: A set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for detailed public disclosure of an invention.
Trade secret: A formula, practice, process, design, instrument, pattern, or compilation of information used by a business to obtain an advantage over competitors who do not know or use it.
Intellectual property rights: A legal concept that refers to creations of the mind for which exclusive rights are recognized.
Fair Use: A doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders.
Cultural Heritage: The legacy of tangible and intangible artifacts, including monuments, buildings, and landscapes, as well as art, books, and other cultural products that hold significant cultural, historical, or scientific importance for a society.
Digital Rights Management: A set of technologies used by digital copyright owners to control access to and use of their digital content in order to prevent unauthorized copying, sharing, and distribution of digital files.
"Copyright law assigns a set of exclusive rights to authors: to make and sell copies of their works, to create derivative works, and to perform or display their works publicly."
"These exclusive rights are subject to a time and generally expire 70 years after the author's death or 95 years after publication."
"In the United States, works published before January 1, 1928, are in the public domain."
"United States copyright law was last generally revised by the Copyright Act of 1976."
"United States copyright law is codified in Title 17 of the United States Code."
"The United States Constitution explicitly grants Congress the power to create copyright law under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8, known as the Copyright Clause."
"To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."
"The United States Copyright Office handles copyright registration, recording of copyright transfers, and other administrative aspects of copyright law."
"These exclusive rights are subject to a time and generally expire 70 years after the author's death or 95 years after publication."
"United States copyright law was last generally revised by the Copyright Act of 1976."
"The United States Copyright Office handles copyright registration."
"To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."
"These exclusive rights [...] generally expire 70 years after the author's death or 95 years after publication."
"To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, [copyright law] secures for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."
"In the United States, works published before January 1, 1928, are in the public domain."
"Copyright law assigns a set of exclusive rights to authors [including] recording of copyright transfers."
"The United States Copyright Office [...] handles copyright registration, recording of copyright transfers, and other administrative aspects of copyright law."
"Copyright law assigns a set of exclusive rights to authors: to make and sell copies of their works, to create derivative works, and to perform or display their works publicly."
"The stated purpose [of copyright law] is to promote art and culture."