Since its initial observation in the United States in 1976, Black History Month celebrates the achievements, contributions, culture, and history of African Americans. Every year, the Copyright Office highlights the impact of Black artists within the copyright system. In particular, copyright incentivizes the production of performing arts works, which are generally intended to be performed before an …
This post is adapted from an article written by Copyright Claims Officers Brad Newberg, Monica McCabe, and David Carson about how the CCB can help lighten the federal docket that was originally published in The Judges’ Journal, Volume 63, Number 4, Fall 2024.
Since 1990, Americans have recognized November as Native American Heritage Month, celebrating the achievements and honoring the culture and traditions of Native Americans. This month’s feature is creator Woody Crumbo, a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Woodrow “Woody” Crumbo was an artist, educator, flutist, flute maker, and dancer who spent his life preserving and …
On September 11, the U.S. Copyright Office released a report, The Geography of Copyright Registrations. The report examines the geographic distribution of copyright claims registered by individuals and organizations within the United States using a dataset compiled by the Office of the Chief Economist. The purpose of this report is to better recognize how patterns …
Una iniciativa clave bajo el objetivo estratégico del Derecho de Autor para Todos es la expansión del programa en español de la Oficina. Para ampliar el acceso al sistema del derecho de autor, la Oficina ha creado una variedad de materiales accesibles para la comunidad hispanohablante. Obtenga más información en esta publicación bilingüe.
A key initiative under the Copyright for All strategic goal is the expansion of the Office’s Spanish language program. To broaden access to the copyright system, the Office has made a range of services and materials accessible to the Spanish-speaking community. Learn more in this bilingual post.
