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Prior to 1989 is was necessary to display a copyright notice in order to maintain protection on a work. That year the US signed the Berne Copyright Convention which standardized copyright law across national borders. One of the provisions that Berne contained was that a copyright notice would no longer be required. US law was amended to bring it into compliance.
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What does a copyright article look like?
The law has changed and the copyright symbol is no longer needed to insure the protection of the copyright owner. The symbol for copyright is: ©
Should a copyrigtht symbol be displayed to protect the copyright?
In the US, since copyright law was amended in 1989, it has not been necessary to display a copyright notice for protection.
Does an item need to have the copyright C logo to be considered a copyright item?
No. In the US that requirement was changed in 1989
Must a copyrighted symbol be displayed to protect the copyrighted?
No. With copyright, you should assume something IS protected, until you have evidence to say otherwise. Copyright applies to something as soon as it is fixed in a tangible form. No (C) symbol is needed.
Does a work need to show the symbol for copyright before one exists?
No. A copyright notice hasn't been required since the laws were changed in 1989.
Which of the songs jimmy rodgers recorded are in the public domain?
Under US copyright law, there are no recordings that are public domain; they are either covered under state copyright law prior to 1972, under federal copyright law if published after that, and under federal copyright law if they were never published at all. The only possible public domain records would be some that were published before 1989 and after 1972 without the necessary copyright notice or registration.
Is making a signature tag with an unmarked gif copyright infringement?
Yes it, in all likelihood it is an infringement of copyright. Whether or not a copyright symbol is displayed has no bearing on the materials copyright status. Since the law was amended in 1989 it has not been required to have a copyright notice in evidence to maintain protection.
Is copyrighted if there is nothing that says so?
Under US law a copyright notice has not necessary since 1989, for a work to be protected
Does a copyright symbol have to be attached to an item before it is protected by copyright laws?
No. Since 1989, when copyright law was amended to bring it into alignment with the Berne Copyright Convention, it is no longer necessary for a copyright symbol to be displayed to establish or maintain protection. Copyright exists from the moment you create an original work, and that can be something as simple as a photo of your child.
Is a copyright a state law city law or a federal law?
Copyright law is a federal law, granted in the Constitution.
What are original works of authorship are protected by?
Copyright law.
What do you legally need on a CD case?
Legally, nothing. There is no requirement to have a copyright or trademark notice in order to establish intellectual property rights and hasn't been since 1989 when copyright law was amended to bring it into alignment with the Berne Copyright Convention.
