Category Archives: Copyrights
U. S. Copyright Clause Born
Today in 1787, the language of Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution, known as the Copyright Clause, was proposed to the Constitutional Convention. It empowers the United States Congress To promote the Progress of Science and useful … Continue reading
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Napster Released
Today in 1999, Napster released its file sharing service, letting people swap music stored on their computers. Wikipedia: “On June 1, 1999, Fanning released a preliminary beta program of Napster and soon, hundreds of college students at Northeastern were up and trading … Continue reading
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Piracy or Privacy?
MEGA is the new file hosting service launched by Kim Dot Com and the successor to the MegaUpload service. The service was launched on January 19, 2013, exactly one year after the U.S. government closed MegaUpload. Mega: Piracy or Privacy … Continue reading
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Sound Recording Copyrights
Fifty years ago today, the Sound Recording Act of 1971 went into effect, extending federal copyright protection to sound recordings. A sound recording is a derivative work of the preexisting musical work, and to obtain a copyright in a sound … Continue reading
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Copy Rights
Today in 1486, the republic of Venice granted its first privilege to an author for a specific book (a history of Venice), the Decades rerum Venetarum by Marcus Antonius Coccius Sabellicus, securing protection against illegal replication. Sabellico’s privilege set the precedent for the … Continue reading
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