p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial} The Unrealized Promise of the Next Great Copyright Act provides a unique perspective on one of the most active periods of copyright policy discourse in the United States since the enactment of the Copyright Act of 1976. Christopher S. Reed documents and assesses the major issues confronting the U.S. copyright system today, offering an inside view of the Copyright Office’s attempts at reform as part of a comprehensive account of the complex dynamics between key stakeholder communities, government and legislation.
This legal reference provides the definitions of various copyrighted works in various media formats as a documented method to distinguish between the different types of works that may have several interpretations by members of the public around the globe. This text also includes the updated amendments enacted by Congress through December 2016. Many specific and niche areas relating to this updated copyright law can be found in the appendices portions. Students, musicians, authors, graphic designers, publishers, attorneys, professors, teachers, business executives, and librarians will be most interested in this updated work. Related products: Business Communications and Publishing collection Other published materials by theLibrary of Congress