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In theory this stuff is archived 'somewhere' but the realities of archived video is such that often it is just not accessible. The library of congress is suppo

In theory this stuff is archived 'somewhere' but the realities of archived video is such that often it is just not accessible. The library of congress is supposed to have a copy of 'every' movie, and everything that is copyrighted, but due to various cut-outs that just is not so.

dalke 13y ago
"supposed to have a copy ... everything that is copyrighted" Many things have a copyright restriction on reproduction. These happen automatically upon creation. The LoC does not get a copy of these. (For example, it doesn't get a copy of internal proprietary company documentation, even though those are covered under copyright.) There are additional legal advantages to registering a copyright. These are part of the public record, and the LoC may have up to two copies of these registered documents. However, it can decide to not keep any copies. Quoting from http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9709/acquire.html http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9709/acquire.html: The Library usually rejects individual company sales manuals, advertisements, coloring books, elementary and high school textbooks (except in U.S. history), instructors' manuals, student workbooks and self-published books except for genealogies, local histories and other publications of special interest. ... The Library collects materials in all subjects, except technical agriculture and clinical medicine, which are kept by the National Agricultural Library and the National Library of Medicine. So, your text is more correctly written as "The Library of Congress may have up to two copies of every movie or other thing with a registered copyright, but due to various cut-outs that just is not so." Thus, there's no reason to assume this stuff is archived anywhere.
- rz2k 13y ago
  Is that internal proprietary company documentation considered just a trade secret or a trade secret and also protected by copyright?
  - dalke 13y ago
    Copyright protection is automatic on any creative work. This is required of all countries which are signatory to the Berne Convention, including the US. If the documentation is non-creative then that would not be covered under copyright but could still be a trade secret.
elwell 13y ago
That doesn't make sense because as soon as you create something you automatically own the copyright to it.
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dalke 13y ago

"supposed to have a copy ... everything that is copyrighted" Many things have a copyright restriction on reproduction. These happen automatically upon creation. The LoC does not get a copy of these. (For example, it doesn't get a copy of internal proprietary company documentation, even though those are covered under copyright.) There are additional legal advantages to registering a copyright. These are part of the public record, and the LoC may have up to two copies of these registered documents. However, it can decide to not keep any copies. Quoting from http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9709/acquire.html http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9709/acquire.html: The Library usually rejects individual company sales manuals, advertisements, coloring books, elementary and high school textbooks (except in U.S. history), instructors' manuals, student workbooks and self-published books except for genealogies, local histories and other publications of special interest. ... The Library collects materials in all subjects, except technical agriculture and clinical medicine, which are kept by the National Agricultural Library and the National Library of Medicine. So, your text is more correctly written as "The Library of Congress may have up to two copies of every movie or other thing with a registered copyright, but due to various cut-outs that just is not so." Thus, there's no reason to assume this stuff is archived anywhere.

rz2k 13y ago
Is that internal proprietary company documentation considered just a trade secret or a trade secret and also protected by copyright?
- dalke 13y ago
  Copyright protection is automatic on any creative work. This is required of all countries which are signatory to the Berne Convention, including the US. If the documentation is non-creative then that would not be covered under copyright but could still be a trade secret.

elwell 13y ago

That doesn't make sense because as soon as you create something you automatically own the copyright to it.

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