Copyright Law of the United States of America: Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code — John Shaqi
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Copyright Law of the United States of America: Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code
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(c) Anonymous Works, Pseudonymous Works, and Works Made for Hire.--In
the case of an anonymous work, a pseudonymous work, or a work made for
hire, the copyright endures for a term of seventy-five years for the
year of its first publication, or a term of one hundred years from the
year of its creation, whichever expires first. If, before the end of
such term, the identity of one or more of the authors of an anonymous
or pseudonymous work is revealed in the records of a registration made
for that work under subsections (a) or (d) of section 408, or in the
records provided by this subsection, the copyright in the work endures
for the term specified by subsection (a) or (b), based on the life of
the author or authors whose identity has been revealed. Any person
having an interest in the copyright in an anonymous or pseudonymous
work may at any time record, in records to be maintained by the
Copyright Office for that purpose, a statement identifying one or more
authors of the work; the statement shall also identify the person
filing it, the nature of that person's interest, the source of the
information recorded, and the particular work affected, and shall
comply in form and content with requirements that the Register of
Copyrights shall prescribe by regulation.
(d) Records Relating to Death of Authors.--Any person having an
interest in a copyright may at any time record in the Copyright Office
a statement of the date of death of the author of the copyrighted work,
or a statement that the author is still living on a particular date.
The statement shall identify the person filing it, the nature of that
person's interest, and the source of the information recorded, and
shall comply in form and content with requirements that the Register of
Copyrights shall prescribe by regulation. The Register shall maintain
current records of information relating to the death of authors of
copyrighted works, based on such recorded statements and, to the extent
the Register considers practicable, on data contained in any of the
records of the Copyright Office or in other reference sources.
(e) Presumption as to Author's Death.--After a period of seventy-five
years from the year of first publication of a work, or a period of one
hundred years from the year of its creation, whichever expires first,
any person who obtains from the Copyright Office a certified report
that the records provided by subsection (d) disclose nothing to
indicate that the author of the work is living, or died less than fifty
years before, is entitled to the benefit of a presumption that the
author has been dead for at least fifty years. Reliance in food faith
upon this presumption shall be a complete defense to any action for
infringement under this title.
Section 303. Duration of copyright: Works created but not published or
copyrighted before January 1, 1978.
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