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PamQueue Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Copyright
copyright.gov/title1...
"....other than a copyright in a work made for hire......"
How is "copyright IN a work" different from "copyright OF a work"?
"....other than a copyright in a work made for hire......"
How is "copyright IN a work" different from "copyright OF a work"?
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" There can be a copyright holder of a work. That is the person who owns the copyright. The copyright information is printed on the credits page of a publication.
- " There can be a copyright holder of a work.
- That is the person who owns the copyright.
- The copyright information is printed on the credits page of a publication.
- The wording is "Copyright /year/ by /author/".
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The statue consistently uses the language "copyright in a work." It does not use "copyright of a work." So the correct legal terminology is "copyright in a work."
There can be a copyright holder of a work. That is the person who owns the copyright.
The copyright information is printed on the credits page of a publication.
The wording is "Copyright /
There can be a copyright holder of a work. That is the person who owns the copyright.
The copyright information is printed on the credits page of a publication.
The wording is "Copyright /
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"A copyright IN a work" is a law phrase? In lawyers' world, "of" should be replaced by "in"?
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That is the language that the Copyright Law of the United States of America uses. (It is used consistently in the link you posted.)
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§ 302. Duration of copyright: Works created on or after January 1, 1978
(a) In General. — Copyright in a work created on or after January 1, 1978,
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§ 302. Duration of copyright: Works created on or after January 1, 1978
(a) In General. — Copyright in a work created on or after January 1, 1978,
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