Intellectual property Intellectual property and copyright lawand copyright law

Copyright Law of the United Copyright Law of the United States of America States of America

United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8

The Congress shall have Power … 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.

When was copyright law When was copyright law established and……established and……

W H Y ?W H Y ?

Copyright Law originated in Copyright Law originated in EnglandEngland

“ “ I’ve written a six page cookbook and I’ve written a six page cookbook and I need to make sure my mother does I need to make sure my mother does not steal it!”not steal it!”

England then created….England then created….

The Statute of AnneThe Statute of Anne

n Established in 1770 the Statute of Anne Established in 1770 the Statute of Anne was created as a resolution to the was created as a resolution to the Parliaments requests to sensor what Parliaments requests to sensor what was being printed. was being printed.

n However, the statute gave more control However, the statute gave more control to the author than the publisher. to the author than the publisher.

n Certainly NOT what the Parliament had Certainly NOT what the Parliament had in mind.in mind.

n The publishers wanted more control The publishers wanted more control but that’s another paper! but that’s another paper!

America established their America established their own law after the own law after the

revolutionary war for the revolutionary war for the following reasons:following reasons:

n To control what was published for the public To control what was published for the public view. view.

n Keep laws on publishing and patent on a national Keep laws on publishing and patent on a national level and not broken by different state legislationlevel and not broken by different state legislation

n Regulate commerce with foreign nations as well Regulate commerce with foreign nations as well as in the U.Sas in the U.S

n Make sure people were getting paid and the Make sure people were getting paid and the government could track the money!_ government could track the money!_ Quoted by Jimika may or Quoted by Jimika may or may not be factual!may not be factual!

ReferencesReferences

n Copyright © 2002, Lee A. Hollaar Legal Copyright © 2002, Lee A. Hollaar Legal Protection of Digital Information works taken Protection of Digital Information works taken from from http://digital-law-online.info/lpdi1.0/treatise4.htmhttp://digital-law-online.info/lpdi1.0/treatise4.htmll

n US Congress Copyright Law of the United States US Congress Copyright Law of the United States 1976 works taken from 1976 works taken from http://www.copyright.gov/title17/circ92.pdfhttp://www.copyright.gov/title17/circ92.pdf

n Edgewoth R., 2006 “ The Challenge of Edgewoth R., 2006 “ The Challenge of Leadership” Limeworth School District BoardLeadership” Limeworth School District Board