President Ford signs the Copyright Act of 1976

Name: President Ford signs the Copyright Act of 1976
Start: 1976-10-19
Location: United States

Ford signed the Copyright Act of 1976, the major overhaul of U.S. copyright law that updated protections for creative works and introduced new statutory rules.

The 1976 Act modernized copyright law for emerging media and technologies and remains the foundation of American copyright policy.

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Date: October 19, 1976
President: Gerald Ford
Category: Legislation
Era: Cold War Era

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