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Question: Do you have a list of songs or movies in the public domain?

Answer:No, we neither compile nor maintain such a list. A search of our records, however, may reveal whether a particular work has fallen into the public domain.


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Question: What are the fines for copyright infringment?

Answer:Anyone found to have infringed a copyrighted work may be liable for statutory damages up to $30,000 for each work infringed and that amount may be increased up to $150,000 for each.




Question: Can I submit my manuscript on a computer disk?

Answer:No. Floppy disks and other removal media such as Zip disks, except for CD-ROMs are not acceptable. Therefore, the Copyright Office still generally requires a printed copy or audio recording of the work for deposit.




Question: How can I become eligible for preregistration?

Answer:Eligibility: To be eligible for preregistration, it is required that: creation and fixation of the literary work must have already commenced; the claimant in the work can verify that he has a reasonable expectation that the work will be commercially distributed in the form of a book.





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Copyright News

Study Group Convenes to Discuss Exceptions to Copyright Law
The U.S. Copyright Office will then hold public hearings before submitting recommendations to the U.S. Congress.

Three Defendants Sentenced in Internet Music Piracy Crackdown
Borchardt and Jones each pleaded guilty to a single felony count of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement for their involvement in the pre-release music group

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Helpful Terms

Joint Inventors

Definition:
Two or more inventors of a single invention who collaborate in the inventive process.

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