Copyright copy protection

Limits copying or distribution by copyright or copy protection ... 

There is considerable scholarly speculation on ancient precursors of copyright. However, no significant copyright protection existed in theory or practice until the development of the printing press, a means of mass dupHcation of creative work. The law did not need a coherent protective stmcture for written and graphic works when the only means of copying them, by hand, was so labor-intensive as to requite an investment potentially far in excess of the worth of the copy. 

Copyright Notice. In the past, the law contained an absolute requirement that each copy of a pubHshed work bear a proper copyright notice. Failure to comply with the technicalities of the law s notice provisions resulted in the unintentional loss of protection for many works. 

Any distribution or copying of this eBook is strictly prohibited without the expressed written permission of the Publisher. All copyright rights expressed or implied are claimed and protected by the Publisher. 

A copyright protects the creations of artists and authors. In the pharmaceutical industry, copyrights are used to protect advertisements, product literature, and other copy used for product promotion. 

The National Archives has facilities for making photostats, microfilm, photographic and Ozalid prints, and copies of motion picture and sound recordings it is empowered by law to provide authenticated or unauthenticated copies of records in its custody not exempt from public examination nor protected by copyright. It may provide copies of records protected by copyright if authorized by copyright owner. 

The manual as well as other documents related to the software are protected by copyright. It is forbidden to copy, process, convert, modify or distribute the printed material. Any offenses will be prosecuted according to civil or criminal law. 

Copyright 2001 by Bell Howell Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. 

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