Copyright law and practice

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V. 3. Appendix A. English copyright laws : Statute of Anne ; 1841 House of Commons Debate on Term of Protection

Appendix B. U.S. copyright laws : Constitutional Copyright and Patent Clause ; 1790 Act ; 1831 General Revision ; 1870 General Revision ; 1909 Act (as passed) ; 1909 Act (Revised to December 31, 1977) ; 1976 Act (As Passed) ; Current Copyright Act (Including United States Code Sections From Title 18 and 28 Concerning Jurisdiction and Criminal Provisions) and Proposed Changes

Appendix C. Amendments to 1976 Act : 1977 Section 708(c) Amendment ; 1978 Bankruptcy Amendment ; 1980 Computer Program Amendments ; 1982 Fees and Nonprofit Veterans' Amendment ; 1982 Criminal Amendments ; 1982 Extension of the Manufacturing Clause ; 1984 Record Rental Act and 1988 Extension ; Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 ; Low Power Television Act of 1986 ; Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988 ; Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1988 ; Copyright Fees and Technical Amendments Act of 1989 ; Copyright Office Fee Act and Copyright Royalty Tribunal Reduction Act of 1990 ; Copyright Remedy Clarification Act of 1990 ; Visual Artists' Rights Act of 1990 ; Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act of 1990 ; Computer Software Rental Act of 1990 ; Automatic Renewal Act of 1992 ; Fair Use of Unpublished Works Amendment of 1992 ; Criminal Penalties Act of 1992 ; Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 ; Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 ; Copyright Royalty Tribunal Reform Act of 1993 ; North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1993 ; Copyright Reform Act of 1994 (Pending) ; Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1994 (Pending)

Appendix D. Copyright office regulations

Appendix E. Fair use guidelines

Appendix F. International copyright treaties to which the United States adheres : Berne Convention 1886 ; Paris Additional Act of 1896 ; Berlin Act 1908 ; Rome Act 1928 ; Brussels Act 1948 ; Stockholm Act 1967 ; Berne Convention: Paris Text 1971 ; Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization ; Universal Copyright Convention (1971 and 1952 Texts) ; Geneva Phonograms Convention ; Brussels Satellite Convention ; Buenos Aires Convention

Appendix G. International treaties to which the United States does not adhere : Rome Convention 1961 ; Washington Chip Treaty ; Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual Works

Appendix H. European Union directives (computer programs, rental rights, term, satellite and cable)

Appendix I. Trade laws : Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act ; General System of Preferences ; Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988

Appendix J. Trade agreements : Canadian Free Trade Agreement ; North American Free Trade Agreement ; GATT/Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement ; Andean Trade Preference Act

Appendix K. History of Congressional Committee and Subcommittee jurisdiction over copyright