Documentary Editing, Association for

 

Date of this Version

1983

Document Type

Article

Citation

Newsletter of the Association for Documentary Editing, Volume 5, Number 2, May 1983. ISSN 0196-7134

Comments

© Association for Documentary Editing, 1983. Used by permission.

Abstract

Ever since the 1976 copyright act went into effect, the Copyright Office has been interpreting the paragraphs that apply to library and archival reproduction of copyright protected works in a way that could impair the ability of documentary editing projects to collect previously unpublished sources. In a report transmitted to Congress on 5 January this year, the Copyright Office has recommended that its interpretation be enacted into law. A brief explanation of the copyright law as it applies to unpublished written works will put the Register's report in context and illucidate the danger it poses.

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