Locate Copyright Records Owned by Someone Other Than the Author?
TOPIC: You may want to check for new registrations/renewals of the works of a particular author or company. U.S. Copyrights (File 120) provides access to registration details for all active copyright and mask-work registrations or renewals granted by the U.S. Copyright Office from January 1, 1978 to the present. The database is a fast screening tool for checking the ownership and registration status of a particular work, as well as a particular individual's or entity's portfolio of registered works.
In this example you want to find copyrights authored by the famous children's author Dr. Seuss which he no longer owns. Note in this case that some of the copyrights were filed using Suess' real name Geisel. Thus, you must check both names to retrieve a comprehensive list.
COMMAND SUMMARY
BEGIN 120
VISUAL EXPAND OW=SEUSS
Check appropriate entries and click Select
VISUAL EXPAND OW=GEISEL
Check appropriate entries and click Select
SELECT S1 OR S2
VISUAL EXPAND AU=SEUSS
Check appropriate entries and click Select
VISUAL EXPAND AU=GEISEL
Check appropriate entries and click Select
SELECT S4 OR S5
SELECT S6 NOT S3
TYPE S7/9/ALL
HOW TO...
1. BEGIN in the copyright database (File 120).
2. VISUAL EXPAND on the owner name (OW=) to retrieve all records by Dr. Seuss as owner.
3. Check all appropriate Seuss entries and click Select.
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4. VISUAL EXPAND using the author's real name (Geisel) to make sure you retrieve records registered under his real name.
5. Check all appropriate Geisel entries and click Select.
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6. Combine all owner entries using the OR connector.
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7. Use VISUAL EXPAND to retrieve all works that Dr. Seuss authored (AU=).
8. Check all appropriate Seuss entries and click Select.
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9. VISUAL EXPAND using the author's real name (AU=) Geisel.
10. Check all appropriate Geisel entries and click Select.
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Results of the Visual Expand make S5
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11. Combine the author sets (S4, S5) using the OR connector.
12. Use the NOT operator to eliminate the records that Dr. Seuss authored (S6) but no longer owns (S3). |
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13. TYPE all records using Format 9 to see the complete records.
Note: Some records are omitted from this display. |
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