{"id":8038,"date":"2017-11-17T05:50:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T05:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=8038"},"modified":"2017-11-17T17:20:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T17:20:40","slug":"common-law-copyright-a-property-right-that-arose-when-the-work-was-created-rather-than-when-it-was-published-under-the-copyright-act-of-1976-which-took-effect-on-january-1-1978-co","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=8038","title":{"rendered":"common-law copyright &#8211; a property right that arose when the work was created, rather than when it was published"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>common-law copyright<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n(1829)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>1. A property right that arose when the work was created, rather than when it was published.\u00a0 *\u00a0 Under the Copyright Act of 1976, which took effect on January 1, 1978, common-law copyright was largely abolished for works created after the statute\u2019s effective date.\u00a0 But the statute retained the common law\u2019s recognition that the property right arose when the work was created rather than when it was published.\u00a0 The common-law copyright still applies in a few areas: notably, a common-law copyright received before January 1, 1978 remains entitled to protection.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/uscode.house.gov\/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title17-section301&amp;num=0&amp;edition=prelim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #24890d;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><u><b>17 USCA \u00a7 301<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">. \u2013 aka\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i><b>right of first publication<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>References:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Notice:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>All material throughout this website is pertinent to people everywhere, and is being utilized in accordance with\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=2191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #24890d;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><u><b>Fair Use<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>[1]:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=5451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #24890d;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><u><b>Black\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=5451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #24890d;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i><u><b>Deluxe Tenth Edition<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><strong><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>by Henry Campbell Black, Editor in Chief Bryan A. 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