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The U.S. Copyright Office provides many services to the public. In this video, discover what these services are. For more detailed information about specific services, please watch our videos on Registration (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM5fs...), Recordation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7gYY...), and Copyright Records (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rDmo...). Additional Resources: Circular 1 – Copyright Basics: https://copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf Circular 2 – Copyright Registration: https://copyright.gov/circs/circ02.pdf Circular 4 – Copyright Office Fees: https://copyright.gov/circs/circ04.pdf Circular 12 – Recordation of Transfers and Other Documents: https://copyright.gov/circs/circ12.pdf Circular 22 – How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work: https://copyright.gov/circs/circ22.pdf For more videos on Copyright, Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFBt... ********************************** For more information on Copyright, visit our website: https://copyright.gov/ ********************************** Follow our Twitter page: https://twitter.com/CopyrightOffice?l... As well as our Blog posts: https://blogs.loc.gov/copyright/ #Welcome #USCopyrightOffice #Copyright
In 2023, the Copyright Office launched an initiative to examine the copyright law and policy issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI) technology, including the scope of copyright in works generated using AI tools and the use of copyrighted materials in AI training. This playlist includes videos relating to the Office’s AI initiative.
The Learning Engine series of videos introduces copyright concepts and the Copyright Office to those who may be new to the topic or who want to learn more. We will add more videos in the future as we create them. Subscribe to the channel to be notified when new videos are available.

What is Copyright?

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Hey That's My Idea!

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Copyright on the Internet

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Fair Use

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What is Public Domain?

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Copyright Registration

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This six part Music Modernization Act tutorial series gives an overview of the law and the important changes that songwriters and publishers need to know, including how the MMA changes mechanical licensing, the duties of the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), and royalty distribution under the MMA.
On October 11, 2018, the unanimously passed Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (MMA) was signed into law. The landmark legislation impacts a wide range of music, including statutory licensing of musical works and federal remedies for pre-1972 sound recordings. For more information on the Music Modernization Act, please visit: https://www.copyright.gov/music-modernization/ For more information about the creation of the Music Modernization Act, please visit: https://www.copyright.gov/music-modernization/creation.html