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A property right that arose when the work was created, rather than when it was published. • Under the Copyright Act of 1976, which was effective on January 1, 1978, common-law copyright was largely abolished for works created after the statute’s effective date. But the statute retained the common law’s recognition that the property right […]

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glossary / common-law copyright, 普通法上的版权

common-law copyright 〈美〉普通法上的版权作者对其未发表的文学艺术作品享有的一种无形财产权，限于复制和出卖的专有权，但没有期限的限制；与此相应的是制定法的版权，存在于已发表的作品之中。对于普通法上版权的侵权，可以采取衡平法上的救济。1976年《版权法修正案》〔Copyright Act Revision〕取消了上述两种版权的差别，但规定在1978年1月1日以前产生的作品仍可保留普通法上的版权。