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How the Copyright Claims Board Can Lighten the Federal Court Docket

Posted by: Nora Scheland

This post is adapted from an article written by Copyright Claims Officers Brad Newberg, Monica McCabe, and David Carson about how the CCB can help lighten the federal docket that was originally published in The Judges’ Journal, Volume 63, Number 4, Fall 2024.

Posted in: Copyright, Copyright Claims Board (CCB), Copyright for All, education, fair use, fees, film, Inside the Copyright Office, legislation, literature, music, News and Events, photography, Poetry, Register of Copyrights, Registration, Uncategorized, video, Visual Arts, Website

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Lifecycle of Copyright: 1928 Works in the Public Domain

Posted by: Alison Hall

Every year on January 1, a new class of creative works enters the public domain in the United States. This year, a variety of works published in 1928, ranging from motion pictures to music to books, joined others in the public domain. The public domain has important historical and cultural benefits in the lifecycle of copyright. Here we highlight a selection of works entering the public domain in 2024.

Posted in: Copyright, Copyright Lore, film, historical, music, Public Domain, Uncategorized, Visual Arts