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Posted by: Holland Gormley
Did you know that qualifying libraries and archives can preemptively opt out of participating in the CCB even before any claim is brought against them? Here is what you need to know.
Posted in: Copyright, education, legislation, rulemakings, Uncategorized, Website
Posted by: Steve Andreadis
The seizure of intellectual property was among the hardships Jewish people suffered ahead of World War II.
Posted in: Copyright, diversity, equity, historical, international, literature, music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Alison Hall
The U.S. Copyright Office joins intellectual property organizations around the world in celebrating World Intellectual Property Day. This year's theme is IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future. The Copyright Office is sharing the message that everyone, no matter their age, is a creator.
Posted in: copyright in education, Copyright Office Presents, education, engage your creativity, Find Yourself in Copyright, Uncategorized, WIPO, World IP Day
Posted by: Nora Scheland
The following is a guest post by Jessica Chinnadurai, a registration specialist at the U.S. Copyright Office. My first name, Jessica, was the most popular baby girl name in the 1990s. My last name, Chinnadurai, is a unique surname with origins in southern India. The dichotomy has resulted in me being fascinated by names. We …
Posted in: compendium, Copyright, copyright in education, diversity, education, engage your creativity, Find Yourself in Copyright, literature, music, Registration, Uncategorized
Posted by: Nora Scheland
The Copyright Office has announced the launch of a new website, ccb.gov, where businesses, creators, and users will be able to learn about the new Copyright Claims Board and how to file, opt out, or respond to claims when it opens later this year. Read on to find out what the Copyright Claims Board and ccb.gov will mean for you.
Posted in: Copyright, film, Inside the Copyright Office, literature, music, News and Events, photography, Poetry, Registration, rulemakings, Uncategorized, Website
Posted by: Nora Scheland
This Women’s History Month, we celebrate the intersection between creativity, hope, and healing. In part two of our two-part blog series, we talk to some more of the women who work at the U.S. Copyright Office about what it means for them to be creative.
Posted in: Copyright, coronavirus, diversity, engage your creativity, Inside the Copyright Office, literature, photography, Uncategorized, Women's History
![Beige background with typewritten text: HOLM, HANYA. Kiss me, Kate. Hanya Holm's choreography for Cole Porter's musical comedy. Written in the Laban dance notation by Ann Hutchinson. [Microfilm copy] c Hanya Holm; 25Feb52; DU30088](https://blogs.loc.gov/copyright/files/2022/03/Hanya-Holm-registration-card-for-Kiss-Me-Kate.jpg)
Posted by: Nora Scheland
Find dance in copyright! In 1952, Hanya Holm was the first person to register a copyright for choreography or dance. Explore the connection between dance and copyright in the exhibit, Find Yourself in Copyright.
Posted in: Choreography, Copyright, Copyright Lore, education, engage your creativity, Find Yourself in Copyright, photography, Registration, Uncategorized, Website, Women's History
Posted by: Ashley Tucker
Black history tells powerful stories of innovation, perseverance, triumph, and celebration but also stories of loss, tragedy, trauma, and pain. Historically, African Americans have turned to art for its inexplicable healing powers. There is healing in African American spirituals and in praise dance; in African drums; and in beatboxing, in storytelling, and in rhythm and blues. …
Posted in: Black History Month, copyright in education, Copyright Matters, education, engage your creativity, Find Yourself in Copyright, historical, music, Registration, Uncategorized
Posted by: Steve Andreadis
The first 500 books in the digitized Copyright Historical Record Books Collection are now available online.
Posted in: accessibility, historical, Inside the Copyright Office, recordation, Uncategorized, virtual card catalog