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Search for an Exact Copyright Title?
TOPIC: A copyright is defined as the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, and sell the matter and form of a literary, musical, or artistic work. 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 know the exact title of a song sung by Barry Manilow, and you want to see if the song is a registered copyright. Note that the title and named title fields are both word and phrase index. Use the limits /TF and /NF without proximity connectors.
COMMAND SUMMARY
BEGIN 120
SELECT NEW YORK CITY RHYTHM/TF,NF
SELECT S1/C
TYPE S2/9/1
HOW TO...
1. BEGIN in the copyright database (File 120).
2. SELECT the exact title words with no connectors and limit to the title (/TF) and named title (/NF) fields.
Note: You can also EXPAND in the Basic Index (e.g., E new york city rhythm) and SELECT the appropriate E numbers.
3. Limit Set 1 (S1) to monographs and serial records (/C). |
?b 120
File 120:U.S. Copyrights 1978-2007/Feb 06
(c) format only 2007 Dialog
Set Items Description
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?s new york city rhythm/tf,nf
S1 13 NEW YORK CITY RHYTHM/TF,NF
?s s1/c
S2 7 S1/C |
5. TYPE the records using Format 9.
Note that the registration has been renewed. The registration numbers and dates are also given.
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?t s2/9/1
2/9/1
DIALOG(R)File 120: U.S. Copyrights
(c) format only 2007 Dialog. All rights reserved.
15954310
New York City rhythm.
Class: PA (Performing Arts)
LC Retrieval Code: M (Musical Works)
Status: Registered; Renewed
Registration Number: RE909818
Date Registered: November 19, 2004 (20041119)
Original Registration Number: EP357969
Original Date of Copyright: March 26, 1976 (19760326)
Original Subclass: E
Author: Manilow, Barry
Owner: Manilow, Barry (A)
Limitation or New Matter: NM: arr.
Miscellaneous: C.O. corres. |
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