This program created COPICS records and served as an interface between CORDS and COPICS.
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Exclusive rights of the copyright owner (section 106 , title 17, U.S. Code): 1. To reproduce the work 2. To prepare derivative works 2. To prepare derivative works 3. To distribute copies or phonorecords of the work to the public by sale, rental, lease, or lending 4. In the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and
A requirement of the 1976 Copyright Act that copies or phonorecords of every work published in the United States be sent to the Copyright Office within 3 month of publication whether or not copyright registration is sought. In general, two copies are required. Deposits are made available to the Library of Congress for its collections
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A type of network where computers communicate directly with each other rather than through a central server. Often referred to simply as peer-to-peer, or abbreviated P2P with this type of network each workstation has equivalent capabilities and responsibilities in contrast to client/server architectures in which some computers are dedicated to serving the other computers. A
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A material object in which sounds are fixed and from which the sounds can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated either directly or with the aid of a machine or device. A phonorecord may include a cassette tape, an LP vinyl disc, a compact disc, or other means of fixing sounds. A phonorecord does not
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To publish a work is to distribute copies or phonorecords of the work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending. Publication also includes offering to distribute copies or phonorecords to a group of persons for purposes of further distribution, public performance, or public display. A public
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The official filing in the Copyright Office of a document having to do with copyright, such as a transfer of ownership or a grant of a security interest. The purpose of recordation is to make a public record of the facts in the document. The document must bear the actual signature of the person who
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The material object, other than a phonorecord, in which the copyrighted work is first fixed, and from which the work can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.
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A sound recording is a work that results from the fixation of a series of musical, spoken, or other sounds, regardless of the nature of the material objects in which they are embodied. A sound recording does not include the sounds accompanying a motion picture or other audiovisual work. Copyright in a sound recording protects
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A form of protection provided by the laws of the United States for « original works of authorship », including literary, dramatic, musical, architectural, cartographic, choreographic, pantomimic, pictorial, graphic, sculptural, and audiovisual creations. « Copyright » literally means the right to copy but has come to mean that body of exclusive rights granted by law to copyright owners for
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When the affected parties cannot come to a voluntary agreement, a CARP was convened to determine royalty rate adjustments and the distribution of royalty funds collected by the Licensing Division. CARPs were jointly administered by the Library of Congress and the Copyright Office. Each panel was composed of three arbitrators, two of whom were selected
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The copyright notice consists of three elements. They are the « c » in a circle (©), the year of first publication, and the name of the owner of copyright. A copyright notice is no longer legally required to secure copyright on works first published on or after March 1, 1989, but it does provide legal benefits.
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This system is used to capture and store an online computer image of each copyright registration form. It applies a barcode label indicating the registration number; prints the registration certificate through use of high speed printers working from the stored image; and stores the registration form for archival use.
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Digital Audio Recording Technology. Refers to digital audio recording devices and media covered by the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 (P.L.102-563), the first statutory license to grant royalties to copyright owners for home copying.
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CMS recorded written transactions with remitters and has largely replaced the earlier ETS system.
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The copy, copies, or phonorecords of an original work of authorship that are placed in the Copyright Office to support the claim to copyright in the work or to meet the mandatory deposit requirement of the 1976 Copyright Act. Deposits become part of the public record and may be selected by the Library of Congress
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Money kept in a special account set up in the Copyright Office by individuals or firms and from which copyright fees are deducted.
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A paper relating to the ownership of a copyright or to any other matter involving a copyright. Documents may be recorded in the Copyright Office for the public record.
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The electronic Copyright Office. eCO has two parts: eCO Service, a system for inputting and processing copyright information, and eCO Search, the Copyright Office records search system that provides access to Copyright Office records.
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The online computer system that allows users to search Copyright Office registration and recordation records from 1978 to the present.
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