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Terry B. Ball
Terry Briggs Ball (born 1955) was the Dean (education), dean of Religious Education at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 2006 until 2013. Biography As a young man, from 1974 to 1976 Ball served as a Missionary (LDS Church), missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the Japan Kobe Mission (LDS Church), Mission. After returning to Utah, he taught Japanese language, Japanese in the Missionary Training Center in Provo until 1979. From 1979 to 1992 he was a Seminary (LDS Church), Seminary and Institute of Religion teacher and administrator for the Church Educational System in Fort Thomas, Arizona, Mountain Home, Idaho, and at BYU. In the LDS Church, Ball has served in numerous Calling (LDS Church), callings, including as a Bishop (LDS Church), bishop twice. In 2009 he became Stake president, president of the BYU 20th Stake (LDS Church), Stake. Ball is married to the former DeAnna Hill and they have six children. Ball holds a bachelor's degree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Copyright Office
The United States Copyright Office (USCO), a part of the Library of Congress, is a United States government body that maintains records of copyright registration, including a copyright catalog. It is used by copyright title searchers who are attempting to clear a chain of title for copyrighted works. The head of the Copyright Office is the Register of Copyrights. Shira Perlmutter, who took office on October 26, 2020,and currently serves as Register. The Copyright Office is housed on the fourth floor of the James Madison Memorial Building of the Library of Congress, at 101 Independence Avenue SE, in Washington, DC. History The United States Constitution gives Congress the power to enact laws establishing a system of copyright in the United States. The first federal copyright law, called the Copyright Act of 1790, was enacted in May 1790 (with the first work being registered within two weeks). Originally, claims were recorded by Clerks of U.S. district courts. In 1870, copy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |