Laws on Copyrighting
Governments enact copyright laws to encourage creators to invest their time in creating artworks. Governments also enter into international agreements to protect their citizens' copyright in other countries.
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United States Constitution
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The U.S. Constitution provides that Congress has the 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."
U.S. Copyright Act
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Congress passed the first Copyright Act in 1790. The Act has been repeatedly amended since then, with the last major amendment occurring with the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act.
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Berne Convention
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The Berne Convention is an international agreement that seeks to bring uniformity to copyright laws across different nations. But not all countries have signed the Convention.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
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This 1998 law protects copyrighted works from electronic piracy and unsanctioned copying or reproduction using the Internet.
Family Entertainment and Copyright Act
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This 2005 Act provides criminal penalties for people who film movies as they're being shown in a theater or release copies of the movie to the public without the permission of the person or company who holds the movie's copyright.
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