The Next Great Copyright Act

Thorvald Solberg was the first and longest serving Register of Copyrights. He seems inspired in his portrait, and for good reason. Solberg was a visionary leader, a champion of authors’ rights, and an early advocate for the United States’ adherence to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (“Berne Convention”). Under his care, the Copyright Office grew from a handful of employees to more than one hundred professional staff and took on the many roles that are still critical to the mission of the Office today. Solberg and his team administered the copyright registration system, managed the public records of copyright information, facilitated the delivery of books and other copyright deposits to the Library of Congress (the “Library”), served as substantive experts within the U.S. government, provided policy advice to Congress, and represented the United States at international meetings. He was Register during the revision process that led to the 1909 Act, in which copyright term was extended to a total period of fifty-six years subject to renewal registration, but he broached the subject of automatic protection as early as the 1920s

From Monkey Selfies to Open Source: The Essential Interplay of Creative Culture, Technology, Copyright Office Practice, and the Law

The 2016 Distinguished Roger L. Shidler Lecture was delivered on July 22, 2016 at the University of Washington School of Law, Center for Advanced Study & Research on Innovation Policy during the 2016 Global Innovation Law Summit

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Review and Reflection: Copyright Hearings and Related Discourse in the Nation’s Capital, 13 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 487 (2014)

On February 28, 2014, the Register of Copyrights of the United States and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office Maria A. Pallante delivered a keynote speech on the copyright hearings and related discourse in the nation’s capital. The speech was given at The John Marshall Law School’s 58th Annual Intellectual Property Conference. This article is based on her speech at the Conference