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Article 1 section 8 clause 8 of the US Constitution establishes the basis for not only copyright but also patent laws.
"To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."
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Do you capitalize US Copyright Law?
If you're speaking specifically about the document, you would say the Copyright Act; talking about the law in general does not need to be capitalized."According to the US Copyright Act you owe me...""According to US copyright law, you owe me..."
What document established the current government of the US?
us constitution
What document was established the US as a republic?
The constitution in 1789.
Which document established the US government?
the declarstion on indapendents
What level of government established copyright act?
Generally the federal government establishes copyright laws. In the UK, copyright was initiated by Queen Anne; in the US, it is written into the Constitution.
Which document first established the office of the president of the US?
The US Constitution is the document that established the presidency , the Congress and the Supreme Court.
Document that established first form of the US government?
The Articles of Confederation
What are the rights of the creator of non-copyrighted material?
If material is not protected by copyright, the creator has no rights to it. For example, a person preparing a document in the course of his duties as an employee of the US Government has no rights to that document, because it is not protected by copyright in accordance with section 105 of the copyright code.
What was the name of the document established the first central government in the US?
The Articles of Confederation
What was the name of the document that established the first central government in the US?
The Articles of Confederation
When were copyright laws established?
The basis for copyright law in the US was laid in Article 1 section 8 clause 8 of the Constitution. "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."
Why do you think the founding fathers included a Copyright Clause in the US Constitution?
Copyright laws had already been established in Great Britain for almost a century since then and its usefulness was undisputed, important enough to be kept for the US constitution.
