COPYRIGHT MATERIAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00706R000300100003-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 24, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 28, 1960
• Content Type: MEMO

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OGC HAS REVIEWED.
Deputy Chef, P7DD 21 Mrch. 1960
Actin{; Chief, BE,
Capyriz xt Material
Memo frc . Actinr:; Chief, 1 to Duty Chief, FDD, 9 March 1960, Sam
Subject
I. The following infozmtiun on copyright problems in Easter a
aanope in provided as a supple nt to referenced i miora u .
a. cZecho oyukia
Ile bulk of the econc c Journals, one sociological
Journal., and two sociological newspapers , the copyright symbol,
the letter c within a circle. One sociological journal does nort
contain the symbol, but does contain a caveat permitting reproduc-
tion with source citation.
An inteiveting sidelight is the fact that only Czech
sources have been found to contain copyright cavea thus far, al-
though the Czech and Sl m k publishing houses were merged recently.
For ea rl,.e, I tern ni Nov n ,, a Czech p bltcation, is cop-righted,
while ; t l tuz zy 7 vow, its Sloval -, counter a-t, is not.
Al thoug- h no copyright symbol hue yet been obses ,
most sources contain variations of the following its:
"Reprint permitted only with pz1or penrals-
sion of editors and ntenaace of author's
rights. "
"= rights with reguxd to photographs and
articles reserved, including the right of
translation into foreign lang. Excerpts,
lectures, and reviews permitted only with
full source citation."
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"Reprint, and excerpts pees , ted only with
authorization of the publisher. All other
ri to reserved. "
the contents of
written Authorization fron the publisher.
Excerpts and lectures with source citation
fitted without auIthorization."
on of the pub-
a._
Ftxt articles Indicate that y is giving serious
ttion to the adoption of a > lam regulating copyrights. A
cc latinn of state is on the matter will be Pub-Ushod in tern
rrezs S (96). P i ery =VbAsia in such icles is big
placed on protection for performing artists, r io and television
scripts, and the industrial arts. Haw! r, the following exceTpts,
indicate that the entire field of material subject to copyright is
being considered.
"The greater put of the people's democratic
states have crested a nev eopyr&ght law since their
?.iberation. This task now beet for us
also. The Hunger of 1921 is out of date...."
"'In recent years, Czechoslovakia and P id
copy'r'i V iwob ,. ....
eels texl; of the agr~ t will be
the subject for s ous consideration in these
countries in the near future.... Yugoslamia,
w. cb created a new low in 1,, regu.atd copy-
right questions 't ith a actLetel new law in
195*'(' which took into consideration technical
developments and international requix-amts.41
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al In Budapest in 1959,
right ayi b 1.
of articles may be used
citation. Entire
be used only by special
of the author and, to e
t4 pest
tioa of som*i e.
"A.11 rig
mitted .th source ci
other Pericadet c: vi th at
sion.
pub-
copy
"Artie es oftnaot be r0printed in
2. These agpears to be sex j,
other Mot Bm riatio , in addition
t, since
to the Ubiver%el Cr
terested in the intern do pr
derived -,-rm rahip.
more twit than ever that an it
ti= with respect to East EJUVPMn cam;
Orig..- Addressee
I. - chief,
on for conclt iinc that
C choalova ia, will be-
tion in the near
are probably also in-
ter slight, that is
bi..tty It booms
f our .e . ooli-
be obtained frem the
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