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Copyright and the University Archivist

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Abstract

Signal among the legislation enacted by the United States Congress in October, 1976, was Public Law 94-553, which provided for the general revision of the United States Copyright Law and which became effective on January 1, 1978. With this first comprehensive revision of the Copyright Act of 1909, a milestone in the development of copyright legislation was achieved, and for archivists, the new copyright law is of major concern. This revision has eliminated the former system of protecting unpublished works under common law and published works under statute, which had been in effect since the enactment of the first United States Copyright Law in 1790. All copyrightable works, whether published or unpublished, are now under uniform statutory protection. This and other provisions of the statute also bring the United States into conformity with international copyright practice.

How to Cite:

Bamberger, M., (1981) “Copyright and the University Archivist”, Archival Issues 6(1), 19-33. doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/archivalissues.8104