Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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common-law copyright

A property right that arose when the work was created, rather than when it was published. 0 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 it still applies in a few areas. Notably, a common-law copyright received before January 1, 1978, remains entitled to protection.

common-law copyright.

See COPYRIGHT,