Historical eventDecember 222014

United States Copyright Office

The United States Copyright Office stated that works lacking human authorship, such as a photograph taken by a monkey, could not be registered for copyright in the United States.

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When
Monday, December 22 201412 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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What happened

The United States Copyright Office (USCO), a part of the United States Library of Congress, is a United States government body that registers copyright claims, records information about copyright ownership, provides information to the public, and assists Congress and other parts of the government on a wide range of copyright issues. It maintains online records of copyright registration and recorded documents within the copyright catalog,

December 22 through the years

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  7. 2014United States Copyright Office
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December 22 2014 — 12 years ago, on a Monday.

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