foreign authors whose work had been published in a foreign country to submit only one copy of the best edition of their work, rather than the customary two. This helped ease the deposit requirements of foreign authors. The Act of September 25, 1941 This amended section 8 of the Copyright Act of 1909 with the intention to preserve the right of authors during periods of emergency, and specifically for World War II. The purpose of this amendment was to prevent authors, copyright owners, or proprietors from losing the opportunity to acquire or preserve copyright protection for their works because of the disruption of communication or suspension of facilities where they could acquire copyright licenses because of the war. See also United States Copyright Law Copyright Act of 1790 Copyright Act of 1831 Copyright Act of 1976 Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works List of copyright case law References Bibliography "Act of March 4, 1909 (in effect July 1, 1909)." Copyright Law of the United States. Copyright.gov, 2012. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. <http://www.copyright.gov/history/1909act.pdf>. External links United States federal copyright legislation 1909 in law