JULY IN IP HISTO®Y
©OPYRIGHT TH®OUGH HISTO®Y
©OPYRIGHT TH®OUGH HISTO®Y
Since ancient times, the right to control copying of authored materials has existed.
Under Roman law, the right to control use of an authored work was determined by ownership of the work itself.
". . . and therefore if Titus has written a poem, a history or an oration, on your paper or parchment, you and not Titus are the owner of the written paper." The Institute, Book 2, Title 1, sections 33 and 34
Under Roman law, the owner of the paper had superior rights to even the person making up the words or drawings. Fortunately, for most artists and authors outside of the "Hollywood" system, Roman law no longer controls.
THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
In olden days, to copy a work the text had to be recopied by hand. Such arduous work prevented large scale copying. However, Gutenberg's invention of the printing press
(circa 1440)
brought on many new challenges for the copyright owner.
The first known copyright was granted in Venice, Italy on September 01, 1486.
After alleged "infringements" the first English (U.K.) copyright laws were enacted on April 10, 1710, by Queen Anne who extended letters to favored publishers which granted them a monopoly over the reproduction of certain works.
Even our own founding fathers recognized the importance of copyright. U.S. Constitution Article 1, Section 8 grants to authors and inventors the right for a limited time to have exclusive rights to exploit their creations. No doubt author, inventor and Federalist, Thomas Jefferson who served in the Copyright Office had a significant impact in ensuring such rights.
Congress enacted the first United States Copyright Act in 1790. 1 Stat. 124 1st Congress 2nd Sess., c.15.
FLASH FORWARD
Forget Guggenheim, in the digital age, one "cut and paste" copy of a popular text, .jpeg photo or MP3 music title can reproduce online faster than tribbles on the U.S.S. Enterprise. Effective protection against infringement requires action in an "INTERNET MINUTE" (about 59 seconds less than a "New York minute").
THIS MONTH IN IP HISTO®Y
JULY 🧨
This month's innovations are highlighted by
America's fascination with
Baseball, Entertainment,
Mobility,
Guns
&
Rock & Roll!
TRADEMARK TIDBITS FOR
JULY
- - -
Inspired by fellow computer programmer Paul Allen to drop out from his pre-law studies at Harvard University, Bill Gates and Allen began writing a new BASIC
programming language for the Altair 8800 Microcomputer. On July 29, 1975, Bill Gates first used the name "Micro-Soft," which had been suggested by Allen, in a letter to Allen referring to their working partnership.
Registered TRADEMARKS
CONTAINING THE WORD "JULY"
include:
Trademark/Service Mark Reg. No. Goods and Services
JULY
4448198 for Shower heads; faucets; plumbing fittings, namely, valve trim; valve handles in Int. Class 011;
5485829 for Financial analysis...Financial planning...Financial retirement plan consulting services; Financial administration of retirement plans; Financial administration of retirement plans in Int. Class 036 and for:
Business consultation in the field of retirement planning and third party administration of retirement plans; Personnel consultancy; Financial record-keeping for retirement plans and third-party retirement plan administrators
in Int. Class 035.
JULY THIRD
5160262 for Dietary supplements for animals ... Herbal supplements; Herbal supplements for calming in dogs; Nutraceuticals
for calming in dogs; Vitamins and dietary food supplements for animals in Int. Class 05.
FOURTH OF JULY
5416823 for Roses in Int. Class 31
CHRISTMAS IN JULY
4237659 for Firearms;
ammunition and projectiles; explosives; fireworks
in Int. Class 13 (Ho-Ho Ho-ooray!)
MISS JULY
2382641 for Calendars, telephone calling cards not magnetically encoded, trading cards and magazine sections featuring photographs of female models for adult entertainment in Int. Class 016.
LATE JULY
2795563, 5469902 & 5729479 for: Popcorn, salsa; Snack food products, namely, tortilla chips, crackers filled with peanut butter and other fillings, in Int. Class 030
Registered word/design marks containing "JULY"
include:
JULY
IN
U.S.
©OPYRIGHT HISTO®Y
July 10, 1974 -- the United States became a party to the 1971 (Paris, France) revision of the Universal Copyright Convention.
July 13, 1914 -- President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed U.S. adherence to the Buenos Aires Copyright Convention of 1910, (the Third Pan-American convention), which established IP protection between
the United States and certain Latin American nations, including Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua & Panama.
July 30, 1933 -- Charles Darrow copyrights his MONOPOLY board game and soon becomes the first millionaire game designer after selling his rights to Parker Brothers.
July 30, 1947 -- the U.S. Copyright Act was codified as Title 17 of the United States Code.
July 20, 1969 - Shortly before taking this photograph of Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong stepped off from the U.S. Eagle moon-lander's footpad
declaring:
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
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