1. By. Willie Gay MUM3308-0

2. * Article 1, Section 8: “The Congress shall have the power to…promote the progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.”

3. * Founding Fathers * Created Copyright Laws * Insured Creativity * Limited Times Prevision * Had Flaws

4. * Public Domain Giving the public the right to build upon the work

5. * The Copyright Act of 1909 * The Copyright Act of 1976 * The Berne Convention Implementation Act

6. * No Moral Rights * Does not protect all types of work * Lose of copyright if not renewed * European copyright laws conflict

7. * No registration renewal * Protect all forms of creative works * Published or unpublished

8. * Take Me Out To The Ball Game * She Ain’t Build That Way

9. * Moral Rights * Fine artist only in U.S * Architectural works protected

10. * I’ll Be Home For Christmas * Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

11. Reference Cornell University Law School. (n.d.). 17 U.S. Code 102- Subject matter of copyright: In general. Retrieved on June 8, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/102 Public Domain 4U. (n.d.). Public domain top ten songs. Retrieved on June 8, 2014. Retrieved from http://publicdomain4u.com/public-domain-top-ten- songs Admin. (2010). 10 Christmas Songs you thought were public domain, but aren’t. Retrieved from http://www.rightsworkshop.com/10-christmas- songs-you-thought-were-public-domain-but-arent/