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Question: How is a copyright different from a patent or a trademark?

Answer:Copyright protects original works of authorship, while a patent protects inventions or discoveries. Ideas and discoveries are not protected by the copyright law, although the way in which they are expressed may be. A trademark protects words, phrases, symbols, or designs identifying the source of the goods or services of one party and distinguishing them from those of others.


Newsroom For Software & other Copyright Topics

Library of Congress Examines Copyright Issues in Digital Preservation of Commercial Sound Recordings
This report will be of great value in creating a national preservation plan.

Register of Copyrights Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Peters, who recently celebrated 40 years of service in the Copyright Office, received written tributes on the occasion from Librarian of Congress James H. Billington

LEGISLATION TO COMBAT DESIGN PIRACY
Design patents are intended to protect ornamental designs, but clothing rarely meets the criteria of patentability.

Improper Font Management Could Have Companies Sleeping with the Fishes
It seems seldom addressed, but international intellectual property laws and copyrights extend to typefaces used by companies everywhere.



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Improper Font Management Could Have Companies Sleeping with the Fishes
It seems seldom addressed, but international intellectual property laws and copyrights extend to typefaces used by companies everywhere.

Study Group to Host Public Roundtables on Copyright Exceptions
The committee consists of independent experts from the commercial and not-for profit sectors

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Access Category

Definition:
A term that identifies the level of accessibility to an item (e.g., viewing copy, service copy, master, archival master).

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