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U.S. Copyright Office Celebrates
150 Years of Fostering American
Creativity and Innovation
By US Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global It didn’t take long for Spofford to be
Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) joins overwhelmed by the task, so in 1897
the U.S. Copyright Office in celebrating its Congress established the Register of
150th-anniversary as an essential leader Copyrights office, which we still know
in fostering American creativity and today. The first Register of Copyrights was
innovation. Thorvald Solberg and it didn’t take long for
him to become a key advisor to Congress,
The office was established during the wake which undertook a general revision of the
of the Civil War when Librarian of Congress Copyright Act in 1909. Since then, the
Ainsworth Spofford lobbied and convinced Register and the Copyright Office have
Congress to unify the copyright registration conducted studies and reports and worked
system in the Library of Congress. Before side-by-side with Congress to keep the
the establishment, copyright registrations Copyright Act effective and up to date.
and copies of the works were deposited
at the author’s local federal district court. Those efforts have paid off. According to
This created at best a piecemeal record of the U.S. Chamber International IP Index,
registered works as some copies were never the United States’ copyright laws rank first
forwarded to the Capitol, and stewardship in the world. It’s no coincidence that core
of those forwarded were often disorganized copyright industries add $1.3 trillion to the
and derelict. U.S. economy and account for over $190
billion in exports, one of the most favorable
Spofford saw an opportunity – he dreamed contributors to our global trade balance.
of transforming the Library into a national
institution as part of the Reconstruction. GIPC appreciates and applauds the
And he grasped that the deposit copies Copyright Office’s contribution to this
authors sent to register their copyrights vibrant sector of the American economy. It
could be added to the Library’s collection not only creates jobs but also helps define
– a boon to its limited resources. Congress American culture and promote our values
went along and, in 1870 – 150 years ago throughout the world.
– unified the copyright registration in the
Library of Congress.
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U.S. Copyright Office Celebrates
150 Years of Fostering American
Creativity and Innovation
By US Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global It didn’t take long for Spofford to be
Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) joins overwhelmed by the task, so in 1897
the U.S. Copyright Office in celebrating its Congress established the Register of
150th-anniversary as an essential leader Copyrights office, which we still know
in fostering American creativity and today. The first Register of Copyrights was
innovation. Thorvald Solberg and it didn’t take long for
him to become a key advisor to Congress,
The office was established during the wake which undertook a general revision of the
of the Civil War when Librarian of Congress Copyright Act in 1909. Since then, the
Ainsworth Spofford lobbied and convinced Register and the Copyright Office have
Congress to unify the copyright registration conducted studies and reports and worked
system in the Library of Congress. Before side-by-side with Congress to keep the
the establishment, copyright registrations Copyright Act effective and up to date.
and copies of the works were deposited
at the author’s local federal district court. Those efforts have paid off. According to
This created at best a piecemeal record of the U.S. Chamber International IP Index,
registered works as some copies were never the United States’ copyright laws rank first
forwarded to the Capitol, and stewardship in the world. It’s no coincidence that core
of those forwarded were often disorganized copyright industries add $1.3 trillion to the
and derelict. U.S. economy and account for over $190
billion in exports, one of the most favorable
Spofford saw an opportunity – he dreamed contributors to our global trade balance.
of transforming the Library into a national
institution as part of the Reconstruction. GIPC appreciates and applauds the
And he grasped that the deposit copies Copyright Office’s contribution to this
authors sent to register their copyrights vibrant sector of the American economy. It
could be added to the Library’s collection not only creates jobs but also helps define
– a boon to its limited resources. Congress American culture and promote our values
went along and, in 1870 – 150 years ago throughout the world.
– unified the copyright registration in the
Library of Congress.
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