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The main issue in processing the LCGL Collection was copyright management.
Under Title 17 USC, the Copyright Act of 1976, and the Berne Convention, the LCGL materials are copryright protected. DTIC must seek permissions for secondary distribution and pay royalty fees if required.
U.S. Copyright Law has its roots in the Constitution of the United States which states: The Congress shall have power…to promote the progress of science and useful arts..by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive rights to their respective writings and descoveries.
The Berne Convention, which the United States joined in 1989, is a international agreement with 24 country signators. The premise of the Berne Convention is that works from outside a country should be treated no differently than works created inside the country.
