<P> The Copyright Act of 1909 was a landmark statute in United States statutory copyright law . It became Pub. L. 60 -- 349 on March 4 , 1909 by the 60th United States Congress , and it went into effect on July 1 , 1909 . The Act was repealed and superseded by the Copyright Act of 1976 , but it remains effective for copyrighted works created before the Copyright Act of 1976 went into effect in January 1 , 1978 . It allowed for works to be copyrighted for a period of 28 years from the date of publication . It extended the term from 28 years with a renewal of 14 years ( effective as of the Copyright Act of 1831 ) to 28 years with a renewal of 28 years , for a maximum of 56 years . </P>
<P> The Copyright Act of 1909 was a landmark statute in United States statutory copyright law . It became Pub. L. 60 -- 349 on March 4 , 1909 by the 60th United States Congress , and it went into effect on July 1 , 1909 . The Act was repealed and superseded by the Copyright Act of 1976 , but it remains effective for copyrighted works created before the Copyright Act of 1976 went into effect in January 1 , 1978 . It allowed for works to be copyrighted for a period of 28 years from the date of publication . It extended the term from 28 years with a renewal of 14 years ( effective as of the Copyright Act of 1831 ) to 28 years with a renewal of 28 years , for a maximum of 56 years . </P>
what did the copyright act of 1909 mandate
what did the copyright act of 1909 mandate
allowed for works to be copyrighted for a period of 28 years from the date of publication
allowed for works to be copyrighted for a period of 28 years from the date of publication