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United States House Committee On Engraving
The United States House Committee on Engraving is a former committee of the United States House of Representatives which existed from 1844 to 1860. History The committee was established as a select committee on January 11, 1844, due to concern over potential fraudulent charges in the creation of maps ordered by the 26th and 27th Congresses. After the select committee did indeed find evidence of fraud, a standing committee was proposed in March of that year. It continued as a standing committee until its jurisdiction was reassigned to the Joint Committee on Printing in 1860. Jurisdiction The Committee on Engraving was responsible for "all drawings, maps, charts, and other papers, which may, at any time, come before the House for engraving, lithographing, or publishing in any way." The Committee made recommendations to the House regarding which materials ought to be published; drew up contracts for materials ordered by the House; and oversaw the execution of the contracts. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Domain
The public domain (PD) consists of all the creative work A creative work is a manifestation of creative effort including fine artwork (sculpture, paintings, drawing, sketching, performance art), dance, writing (literature), filmmaking, and composition. Legal definitions Creative works require a cre ... to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply. Those rights may have expired, been forfeited, expressly waived, or may be inapplicable. Because those rights have expired, anyone can legally use or reference those works without permission. As examples, the works of William Shakespeare, Ludwig van Beethoven, Leonardo da Vinci and Georges Méliès are in the public domain either by virtue of their having been created before copyright existed, or by their copyright term having expired. Some works are not covered by a country's copyright laws, and are therefore in the public domain; for example, in the United States, items excluded from copyright include the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
