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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Supplementary Copyright Statutes, by Library of Congress. Copyright Office. and United States This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Supplementary Copyright Statutes Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office. United States Posting Date: August 8, 2009 [EBook #4365] Release Date: August, 2003 First Posted: January 15, 2002 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SUPPLEMENTARY COPYRIGHT STATUTES *** Produced by George Davis Supplemental Copyright Information As Published by The United States Copyright Office (USCO) Included in this Project Gutenberg etext are the following items, published by the United States Copyright Office. Each item is separated by a page break and a string of 5 asterisks (*****). a. Circular 3: Copyright Notice b. Circular 15: Renewal of Copyright c. Circular 15t: Extension of Copyright Terms d. Circular 22: Highlights of Copyright Amendments Contained in the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) e. WIPO Copyright Treaty ***** United States Copyright Office Circular 3 Copyright Notice ======================================================================== INTRODUCTION The use of a copyright notice is no longer required under U.S. law, although it is often beneficial. Because prior law did contain such a requirement, however, the use of notice is still relevant to the copyright status of older works. This circular discusses both the copyright notice provisions as originally enacted in the 1976 Copyright Act (title 17, U.S. Code), which took effect January 1, 1978, and the effect of the 1988 Berne Convention Implementation Act, which amended the copyright law to make the use of a copyright notice optional on copies of *works published on and after March 1, 1989*. Specifications for the proper form and placement of the notice are described in this circular. Works published before January 1, 1978, are governed by the previous copyright law. Under that law, if a work was published under the copyright owner's authority without a proper notice of copyright, all copyright pro
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