Notices of Restored Copyrights
In 1996, copyright was automatically restored in certain foreign works that were then in the
public domain in the United States but were protected by copyright or neighboring rights in
the source country. Owners of a restored work were directed to notify reliance parties if the
owner of the rights planned to enforce the rights. One means of notification was filing with
the Copyright Office a Notice of Intent to Enforce (NIE) a Restored Copyright.
Search NIEs
- Search the notices through the online Copyright Catalog of Documents.
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For titles of restored works filed in the Copyright Office and published in the Federal Register, search published lists here:
Date |
Version |
Jun. 24, 1998 |
PDF,
Text |
Apr. 17, 1998 |
PDF, Text |
Jan. 30, 1998 |
PDF, Text |
Dec. 19, 1997 |
Text |
Aug. 22, 1997 |
Text |
Apr. 25, 1997 |
Text |
Dec. 27, 1996 |
Text |
Aug. 30, 1996 |
Text |
May 1, 1996 |
Text |
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA)
of 1994 implements the Uruguay Round General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT), which includes an agreement on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property (TRIPS). Several provisions of the URAA amend the U.S. copyright
law at 17 U.S.C. 104A, 109(b);
the URAA also adds a new Chapter 11 to
title 17 and a new section 2319A
to title 18. The effective date for restoration of copyright for works from
countries that are currently eligible is January 1, 1996.
For further details, see the following:
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