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References:

Bellsouth vs. Donnelley

Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony

Feist Publications vs. Rural Telephone

Peter Veeck versus Southern Building Code Congress International Inc.,

Publications International v. Meredith Corporation

Trade-Mark Cases, 100 U.S. 82 (1879)

U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8

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Copyright Ownership

Copyright ownership initially belongs to the author of the work, or, in the case of a work-for-hire, those who are paying for the work to be done. Copyright ownership grants a limited monopoly to all of the rights reserved under copyright law.

Ownership in the copyright may be transferred through sale or other means and can be passed on to one’s heirs by a will or through the applicable state’s personal property inheritance laws. Any of the exclusive rights under copyright may be transferred individually.

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