Copyright Law

	; Copyright Law Treatise; Table of Contents
	Copyright Law Outline
	History and Background
	The Copyright Statutes
	Copyright as an Element of Intellectual Property Law
	Copyright Office and Judicial Review
	The Subject Matter of Copyright
	General Principles
	The Distinction Between Idea and Expression
	Compilations and Derivative Works
	Pictorial, Graphic, and Sculptural Works
	Pictorial and Literary Characters
	Government Works
	Duration and Renewal
	The Renewal Format
	Duration of Copyright Under the 1976 Act
	Ownership of Copyright
	Initial Ownership of Copyright
	Transfer of Copyright Ownership
	Termination of Transfers
	Copyright Formalities
	Formalities Under the 1909 Copyright Act
	Copyright Notice Under the 1976 Act
	Deposit and Registration
	Exclusive Rights of the Copyright Owner
	The Right of Reproduction
	Reproduction of Music and Sound Recordings
	The Right to Prepare Derivative Works
	The Right of Public Distribution
	The Right of Public Performance
	The Right of Public Display
	Visual Artists’ Rights
	Secondary Liability: Contributory and Vicarious Infringement
	Fair Use and Other Exemptions from the Exclusive Rights of the Copyright Owner
	Fair Use
	Exemptions and Compulsory Licenses
	Enforcement of Copyright
	Jurisdictional and Procedural Issues
	Remedies
	Technological Protection Measures
	State Law and Its Preemption
	State Anti-Copying Laws
	Federal Preemption
	Glossary

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