|
|||
2006 Keeping Ken Logo |
Nostalgic Keeping Ken Logo |
Keeping Ken Copyright © 1999-2017. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. mailto:jef@manbehindthedoll.com
Terms and Conditions
The U.S. Copyright Act, under United States Code
17, is Federal legislation enacted by Congress under its Constitutional grant of
authority to protect the writings of authors under the United States
Constitution, Article I, Section 8. Changing
technology has led to an ever-expanding understanding of the word
"writings". The Copyright Act now reaches architectural design,
software, the graphic arts, motion pictures, and sound recordings under Section
106 of the act. Given the scope of the Federal legislation and its provision
precluding inconsistent state law, the field is almost exclusively a Federal one
under Section 301 of the act.
A copyright gives the owner the exclusive right
to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, or license his work under Section
106 of the act. The owner also receives the exclusive right to produce or
license derivatives of his or her work under Section 201 of the act. Limited
exceptions to this exclusivity exist for types of "fair use", such as
book reviews under Section 107 of the act. To be covered by copyright a work
must be original and in a concrete "medium of expression” under section
102 of the act. Under current law, works are covered whether or not a copyright
notice is attached and whether or not the work is registered.
The federal agency charged with administering the
act is the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress under section 701 of the
act. Its regulations are found in Parts 201 - 204 of title 37 of the Code of
Federal Regulations.
In 1989, the United States joined the Berne
Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
Therefore, all
content included on Keeping Ken, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons,
images, is the property of Jeffrey D. Beck and/or its partners or affiliates
unless otherwise specified. The compilation (meaning the collection,
arrangement, and assembly) of all content on this site is the exclusive property
of Jeffrey D. Beck. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification,
distribution, transmission, republication, display, or performance, in part or
in whole, of the content of Keeping Ken without specific authorization is
strictly prohibited.