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Posted by: Nicole McNew Chen
U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo has engaged her creativity through poetry, books, plays, and music. Read more about her copyright journey and place in the exhibit, Find Yourself in Copyright.
Posted in: Copyright, engage your creativity, Find Yourself in Copyright, Native Americans, Poetry, Uncategorized
Posted by: Nicole McNew Chen
Los registros de la Oficina del Derecho de Autor constan de millones de registros y archivos de hispanos y latinoamericanos, mucho de los cuales presentan obras que comparten sus culturas y tradiciones y enriquecen la nación. Estamos celebrando el Mes de la Herencia Hispana con algunas canciones reconocibles impregnadas de la cultura musical hispana.
Posted in: Copyright, engage your creativity, español, Hispanic Americans, music, Spanish
Posted by: Nicole McNew Chen
The Copyright Office’s records comprise millions of registrations and recorded documents from Hispanic and Latin Americans, many featuring works that share their cultures and traditions and enrich the nation. We're celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with few recognizable songs steeped in Hispanic musical culture.
Posted in: Copyright, engage your creativity, Hispanic Americans, music
Posted by: Steve Andreadis
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was a musical powerhouse who continues to be an important creative influence decades after her death. Read about some of the ways she has inspired others.
Posted in: Copyright, engage your creativity, Hispanic Americans, music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Holland Gormley
Drag performances are one of the many creative contributions to come out of the queer community. The history of drag within the copyright record runs deep, and many aspects of it are protected by copyright.
Posted in: Copyright, engage your creativity, LGBTQ, Uncategorized
Posted by: Nicole McNew Chen
Over the past century, film has become one of the more popular and influential forms of entertainment, helping us feel seen and realize what could be. For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, celebrate some recent films and the writers, directors, producers, and stars changing the face of American cinema.
Posted in: Copyright, engage your creativity, film
Posted by: George Thuronyi
They’re flying, buzzing, and crawling everywhere! Washington, DC, neighborhoods around the U.S. Copyright Office are teeming with Brood X cicadas, taking their next steps on a seventeen-year journey. Along the way, they’re also inspiring musicians, photographers, artists, and authors to create copyrighted works. These cicadas belong to a genus called magicicada, whose very name evokes …
Posted in: Copyright, engage your creativity
Posted by: Alison Hall
The Gee's Bend quilters have a rich creative history. Through educational outreach from various organizations, the women of Gee's Bend have learned about copyright and their intellectual property rights.
Posted in: Copyright, Copyright Lore, engage your creativity, historical, Uncategorized, Women's History