Moving Toward International Standards for Copyright

• The Berne Union (1886)

• The 1976 Act: Major changes in US law to conform to international models:

  • Works of authorship “born copyrighted”
  • Protection for life of the author + 50 years
  • Removal of all “formalities” (1988)

• First attempt to predict future technologies

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