Statements (86)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:intellectual_property
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| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:U.S._Copyright_Office
|
| gptkbp:amendedBy |
gptkb:Copyright_Term_Extension_Act
gptkb:Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act gptkb:Music_Modernization_Act Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
original works of authorship
|
| gptkbp:copyrightDuration |
life of the author plus 70 years
95 years from publication or 120 years from creation for works for hire |
| gptkbp:copyrightNoticeOptional |
yes
|
| gptkbp:copyrightNoticeRequired |
no (since 1989)
|
| gptkbp:copyrightOwner |
author or employer (for works for hire)
|
| gptkbp:copyrightSymbol |
©
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:criminalPenalties |
willful infringement for commercial advantage
|
| gptkbp:currentAct |
gptkb:Copyright_Act_of_1976
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1790
|
| gptkbp:defenseMechanism |
fair use
statute of limitations innocent infringement |
| gptkbp:DMCAProvision |
anti-circumvention
safe harbor for online service providers notice and takedown procedure |
| gptkbp:enforcedBy |
gptkb:U.S._Copyright_Office
federal courts |
| gptkbp:excludes |
religious services
ideas facts methods of operation educational performances and displays face-to-face teaching activities government works library and archive copying transmissions for the blind and disabled |
| gptkbp:governs |
copyright protection in the United States
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States copyright law
|
| gptkbp:internationalTreaties |
gptkb:TRIPS_Agreement
gptkb:Berne_Convention gptkb:WIPO_Copyright_Treaty |
| gptkbp:limitation |
fair use
first sale doctrine educational use exceptions library and archive exceptions |
| gptkbp:mainStatute |
gptkb:Title_17_of_the_United_States_Code
|
| gptkbp:moralRights |
limited (mainly for visual artists)
|
| gptkbp:moralRightsStatute |
Visual Artists Rights Act
|
| gptkbp:openToPublic |
works published before 1929 (as of 2024)
|
| gptkbp:originalAct |
gptkb:Copyright_Act_of_1790
|
| gptkbp:orphanWorks |
no comprehensive solution
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
state copyright law (before 1978)
|
| gptkbp:preemption |
state copyright law for works fixed after 1978
|
| gptkbp:registration |
no
statutory damages attorney's fees enables lawsuit for infringement |
| gptkbp:relatedRights |
neighboring rights for performers and producers (limited)
|
| gptkbp:remedies |
injunction
damages impoundment and destruction of infringing copies |
| gptkbp:rights |
gptkb:organization
gptkb:performance auto show reproduction derivative works |
| gptkbp:statuteOfLimitations |
3 years from discovery of infringement
|
| gptkbp:statutoryDamages |
$750 to $30,000 per work
up to $150,000 for willful infringement |
| gptkbp:statutoryLicense |
public performance of sound recordings by digital audio transmission
cable and satellite retransmission compulsory license for music |
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:literature
musical composition sound recordings motion pictures dramatic works architectural works sculptural works graphic works pictorial works |
| gptkbp:terminationOfTransfer |
possible after 35 years
|
| gptkbp:termLength |
life of the author plus 70 years
95 years from publication for works for hire |
| gptkbp:transferredTo |
yes
|
| gptkbp:workForHire |
yes
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_Patent_Quarterly
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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