Template:Copyright law in the United States/doc

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Description[edit]

This template is used at the bottom of United States copyright law articles to make navigation between them easier.

What is listed here?[edit]

Laws[edit]

Only actual laws are appropriate. Bills are not laws. You may add a law to this template once it has passed through Congress and has been signed by the President.

Court cases[edit]

Initially, this template only included laws. There was no objection to adding court cases, but there is also no specific criteria for which cases are notable enough for this template. Use your best judgement. Do not add a case before it has been decided.

If notability criteria must be decided upon, then we will cross that bridge when we come to it. Or, if we decide the list must be tamed and yet cannot tame it, then we can remove the court cases.

Usage[edit]

Appropriate for the bottom of articles about specific laws and court cases relevant to United States copyright law. If it's in this template, it may as well have this template. It may also be OK to add it to United States copyright bills.

{{Copyright law in the United States}}