The 1976 Copyright Act Reflects Technological Change
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Literature, Publishing, Arts, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Laws, Acts, Legislation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: October 19, 1976
Article abstract: The Copyright Act of 1976 attempted to correct the imbalance between the competing rights of copyright owners and users that had developed as a result of technological change.
Summary of Event
Prior to enactment of the 1976 Copyright Act, which became effective on January 1, 1978, the last wholesale revision of United States copyright law took place in 1909. In the intervening decades, technological advances in communications rendered many provisions of the 1909 act ineffective. A number of efforts to amend the copyright law in...
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