All the necessary information is available at the US Copyright office website at http://www.copyright.gov.
Copyright in the song would depend on whether it was properly renewed, and such records are only searchable in person at the Library of Congress. Copyright in the original recording would be controlled by Sony, the current owner of the Victor rights.
You would need to lobby Congress to amend the law.
The copyright symbol was codified in the 1909 law, which would have been during the administration of Herbert Putnam.
The U.S. Library of Congress
if it's a public library chair i would say no if the copyright for Calvin and Hobbs is still current (which i think it is).
In the United States, a copyright notice consists of three elements:: 1. the © symbol (in some cases (c) is substituted), the word "Copyright" or abbreviation "Copr."; 2. the first year of publication; and 3. the owner of the copyright, either by name, abbreviation, or other designation. A practical example (using a fictitious library) would be... © 2009 Library of Obfuscation Inc. (a leisure time service of Diffusion Industries LLC)
The U.S. Library of Congress
It depends on the country. In the US, registered works since 1978 can be found in the online catalog of the Library of Congress (linked below); older works would only be in the paper records. Keep in mind, however, that registration is not required for protection, so in an overwhelming number of instances, there is no simple way to determine copyright status.
i belive that it would be the congress
I do believe you would have to go to the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.
Department of State, Department of Treasury, and Department of war. Department of State would handle relations with other nations, the Treasury Department deal with financial matters, and the War Departments would provide for nations defense.
Yes, the Declaration of Independence is housed in the Library of Congress. It is part of the library's extensive collection of historical documents and artifacts. Visitors can view it, along with other significant American documents, in the library's exhibitions. The Declaration is also preserved as part of the National Archives' holdings.