Copyright Act of 1976 (United States)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Copyright_Term_Extension_Act
gptkb:Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:literature
musical composition
sound recordings
dramatic works
architectural works
motion pictures and other audiovisual works
pantomimes and choreographic works
pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:Title_17_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:dateEnacted October 19, 1976
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:establishes duration of copyright
fair use doctrine
compulsory licenses
work for hire doctrine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Copyright Act of 1976 (United States)
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:longTitle An Act for the general revision of the Copyright Law, title 17 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
gptkbp:providesFor exclusive rights to authors
gptkbp:publicLawNumber Public Law 94-553
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Copyright_Term_Extension_Act
gptkb:Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act
gptkb:Berne_Convention_for_the_Protection_of_Literary_and_Artistic_Works
gptkbp:replacedBy Copyright Act of 1909
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Copyright_Act_of_1976
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkbp:startDate January 1, 1978
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:subject gptkb:intellectual_property
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Copyright_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5