+ Mere ownership of a book, manuscript, painting, or any other copy or
phonorecord does not give the possessor the copyright. The law
provides that transfer of ownership of any material object that
embodies a protected work does not of itself convey any rights in
the copyright.
+ Minors may claim copyright, but state laws may regulate the business
dealings involving copyrights owned by minors. For information on
relevant state laws, consult an attorney.
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COPYRIGHT AND NATIONAL ORIGIN OF THE WORK
Copyright protection is available for all unpublished works, regardless
of the nationality or domicile of the author. Published works are
eligible for copyright protection in the United States if *any* one of
the following conditions is met:
+ On the date of first publication, one or more of the authors is a
national or domiciliary of the United States, or is a national,
domiciliary, or sovereign authority of a treaty party,* or is a
stateless person wherever that person may be domiciled; or *A treaty
party is a country or intergovernmental organization other than the
United States that is a party to an international agreement.
+ The work is first published in the United States or in a foreign
nation that, on the date of first publication, is a treaty party.
For purposes of this condition, a work that is published in the
United States or a treaty party within 30 days after publication in
a foreign nation that is not a treaty party shall be considered to
be first published in the United States or such treaty party, as the
case may be; or
+ The work is a sound recording that was first fixed in a treaty
party; or
+ The work is a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work that is
incorporated in a building or other structure, or an architectural
work that is embodied in a building and the building or structure is
located in the United States or a treaty party; or
+ The work is first published by the United Nations or any of its
specialized agencies, or by the Organization of American States; or
+ The work is a foreign work that was in the public domain in the
United States prior to 1996 and its copyright was restored under the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). Request "Highlights of
Copyright Amendments Contained in the Uruguay Round Agreements Act
(URAA-GATT), [http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ38b.pdf], for
further information.
+ The work comes within the scope of a Presidential proclamation.
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