By. Willie Gay

MUM3308-0

*Copyright Law &

Public Domain

U.S CONSTITUTION

*Article 1, Section 8:

“The Congress shall have the power 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.”

U.S CONSTITUTION

*Founding Fathers

*Created Copyright Laws

*Insured Creativity

*Limited Times Prevision

*Had Flaws

Limited Time Prevision

*Public Domain Giving the public the right to build upon the work

Changes to Copyright Law

*The Copyright Act of 1909

*The Copyright Act of 1976

*The Berne Convention Implementation Act

*The Copyright Act of 1909

*No Moral Rights

*Does not protect all types of work

*Lose of copyright if not renewed

*European copyright laws conflict

*The Copyright Law of 1976

*No registration renewal

*Protect all forms of creative works

*Published or unpublished

*Songs in the Public Domain

*Take Me Out To The Ball Game

*She Ain’t Build That Way

*The Berne Convention Implementation Act

*Moral Rights

*Fine artist only in U.S

*Architectural works protected

*Songs not in the Public Domain

*I’ll Be Home For Christmas

*Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

ReferenceCornell University Law School. (n.d.). 17 U.S. Code 102- Subject matter of copyright: In general. Retrieved on June 8, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/102Public Domain 4U. (n.d.). Public domain top ten songs. Retrieved on June 8, 2014. Retrieved from http://publicdomain4u.com/public-domain-top-ten-songsAdmin. (2010). 10 Christmas Songs you thought were public domain, but aren’t. Retrieved from http://www.rightsworkshop.com/10-christmas-songs-you-thought-were-public-domain-but-arent/