Copyright is one of the intellectual property rights created by the US Federal government. Copyrights must be registered with the federal government and are protected across the entire country. Congress is given the right to make laws protecting intellectual property in the Constitution.
The message of U.S. copyright laws is clear: Intellectual property rights are important to our nation, its economy and its creative industries, and violating these laws is not worth it.
FEDERAL
it is a Federal law
There are no state versions of copyright law. It is created, amended, and enforced at the federal level.
The federal government.
Not exactly. It is protected by federal laws as a "state symbol", which cannot be used without permission.
Copyright is a federal law which would be valid in California.
Not in the US, Copyright laws are Federal laws. States cannot change the Federal law. Other countries have different laws, but most are very similar and based on international agreements.
Software license and copyright laws vary by state and type. Most laws state that software can only be used by authorized people. Copyright laws also state that only authorized individuals can use the image or writing.
Copyright is a federal law; the Copyright Office is part of the Library of Congress, which is overseen by Congress.
The state laws are overruled by the federal laws.
Copyright law is a federal law, granted in the Constitution.
No they do not. Copyright, trademark, and patent are Federal statutes and are the sole purview of the Federal Court System. These cases are prosecuted through the US Attorney Generals Office and laws are enforced through the Department of Justice.
The first federal copyright act was in 1790; prior to that, all states but Delaware had their own copyright laws.
No, but any sound recording of a performance of Grieg's music may still be copyrighted according to when it was created and the laws of the country where it was produced. For example, in the USA, any recording published prior to 1972 is copyrighted until 2067 when state copyright laws become preempted by federal copyright.