Those works not distributed to the public through sale, rental , lease, or transfer of ownership are considered unpublished. Public display or performance of a work without the offer to distribute copies does not constitute publication.

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A performing rights society that licenses rights to perform non-dramatic musical works. (1)

Visual representation such as a painting, drawing, map, photograph, sculpture, engraving or architectural plan. (2)

The transfer of copyright from the original owner to another party. (2)

The creator of an artistic, literary, musical or dramatic work. (2)

A country that is party to the Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works concluded at Berne on September 9, 1886, or any one of its revisions, including the Paris Act

A U.S. Law (P.L.100-568) that amended the copyright law to implement international copyright treaties agreed upon at the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. (1)

A performing rights society that licenses rights to perform non-dramatic musical works. (1)

A reprography collective that grants licenses to photocopy works and collects fees on behalf of its members. (2)