The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. was founded in 1953 to promote the protection and study of intellectual property rights in areas such as art, literature, motion pictures, and music. Its primary function is gathering, disseminating, and interchanging information concerning protection and use of rights in intellectual property. The society undertakes and engages in research in the field of copyright law in cooperation with universities, law schools, libraries, governmental agencies, lawyers, and industry representatives in the United States and foreign countries. The society also seeks to promote better understanding of copyright and the vital importance of legal and economic protection of intellectual property generally, and copyright, in particular, among the general public, in industry, and in the academic world.
To accomplish these needs, the society has undertaken a wide-ranging program including symposia on copyright subjects; workshops for people in such fields as music, motion pictures, and publishing, stressing the practical aspects and mechanics of copyright administration; and publication of materials relating to copyright that would not otherwise be available. Its members are lawyers, laypersons, firms, libraries, universities, and publishers. The society publishes a bimonthly journal and holds annual meetings.
