ABSTRACT
This manuscript reconstructs the making of the Copyright Act of 1976 through a close comparative study of the major drafts, reports, hearings, and compromise provisions that emerged over a twenty-year legislative process beginning in 1955. By charting the evolution of the principal draft provisions and their transformation into enacted law, the manuscript provides a detailed roadmap for understanding both the structure of the 1976 Act and the legislative choices that continue to shape modern copyright interpretation.
Menell, Peter S, Charting the Making of the Copyright Act of 1976 (May 6, 2026), UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper.
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