31:
244:
De Wolf wrote in his book "An
Outline of Copyright Law" that one could resolve this statement disjunctively, illustrating the separate grants of authority for copyrights and patents, so that it states "(1) The progress of science is to be promoted by securing to authors the right to their writings;
240:
The
Congress shall have Power ... To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.
202:
De Wolf worked for the
Copyright Office on and off for the next several decades until being appointed acting Register of Copyrights on January 1, 1945, to replace
372:
387:
196:
121:
302:
367:
275:
176:
246:
245:
and (2) the progress of useful arts is to be promoted by securing to inventors the right to their discoveries." The
188:
382:
224:
De Wolf is also noted as one of the earliest scholars to suggest a completely disjunctive reading of the
161:
377:
251:
184:
321:
203:
66:
210:
was appointed the fourth
Register of Copyrights. De Wolf died on March 8, 1947, and is buried in
30:
329:
229:
211:
157:
111:
43:
141:
362:
357:
8:
282:
225:
172:
165:
125:
99:
339:
207:
78:
351:
218:
199:, eventually leaving the Copyright Office in 1918 to practice law privately.
180:
217:
Richard Crosby De Wolf is noted for being one of the earliest teachers of
276:"Biography of Richard Crosby De Wolf, Acting Register 1944–1945"
233:
192:
164:
scholars to suggest a completely disjunctive reading of the
206:. He served in that capacity until February 1, 1945, when
349:
281:. United States Copyright Office. Archived from
373:George Washington University Law School alumni
221:as a separate subject in the United States.
56:January 1, 1944 – February 1, 1945
307:by Richard Crosby De Wolf at Google Books.
29:
255:, citing "An Outline of Copyright Law."
232:the power to grant both copyrights and
197:George Washington University Law School
160:from 1944 to 1945 and one of the first
122:George Washington University Law School
350:
270:
268:
177:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
388:United States Registers of Copyright
187:. He first started working for the
13:
265:
14:
399:
296:
191:in 1907. In 1913 he received his
179:for two years before joining the
16:American Register of Copyrights
249:endorsed this view in 1966 in
189:United States Copyright Office
1:
368:Writers from Des Moines, Iowa
258:
183:in 1899 and fighting in the
7:
304:An Outline of Copyright Law
162:United States copyright law
10:
404:
228:. The Clause, which gives
336:
326:
318:
313:
147:
137:
132:
117:
105:
93:
88:
84:
72:
60:
49:
41:
37:
28:
21:
252:Graham v. John Deere Co.
156:(1875–1947) was acting
330:Register of Copyrights
242:
212:St. Augustine, Florida
158:Register of Copyrights
154:Richard Crosby De Wolf
112:St. Augustine, Florida
44:Register of Copyrights
23:Richard Crosby De Wolf
322:Clement Lincoln Bouvé
238:
204:Clement Lincoln Bouvé
175:in 1875. He attended
142:United States Marines
67:Clement Lincoln Bouvé
185:Spanish–American War
171:De Wolf was born in
314:Government offices
383:Copyright scholars
346:
345:
337:Succeeded by
151:
150:
395:
378:American lawyers
319:Preceded by
311:
310:
290:
289:
287:
280:
272:
226:Copyright Clause
173:Des Moines, Iowa
166:Copyright Clause
133:Military service
100:Des Moines, Iowa
89:Personal details
75:
63:
54:
33:
19:
18:
403:
402:
398:
397:
396:
394:
393:
392:
348:
347:
342:
340:Sam Bass Warner
333:
324:
299:
294:
293:
285:
278:
274:
273:
266:
261:
208:Sam Bass Warner
110:
98:
79:Sam Bass Warner
73:
61:
55:
50:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
401:
391:
390:
385:
380:
375:
370:
365:
360:
344:
343:
338:
335:
325:
320:
316:
315:
309:
308:
298:
297:External links
295:
292:
291:
288:on 2010-01-06.
263:
262:
260:
257:
149:
148:
145:
144:
139:
138:Branch/service
135:
134:
130:
129:
119:
115:
114:
107:
103:
102:
95:
91:
90:
86:
85:
82:
81:
76:
70:
69:
64:
58:
57:
47:
46:
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
400:
389:
386:
384:
381:
379:
376:
374:
371:
369:
366:
364:
361:
359:
356:
355:
353:
341:
332:
331:
323:
317:
312:
306:
305:
301:
300:
284:
277:
271:
269:
264:
256:
254:
253:
248:
247:Supreme Court
241:
237:
235:
231:
227:
222:
220:
219:copyright law
215:
213:
209:
205:
200:
198:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
169:
167:
163:
159:
155:
146:
143:
140:
136:
131:
127:
123:
120:
116:
113:
109:March 8, 1947
108:
104:
101:
96:
92:
87:
83:
80:
77:
71:
68:
65:
59:
53:
48:
45:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
327:
303:
283:the original
250:
243:
239:
223:
216:
201:
181:U.S. Marines
170:
153:
152:
74:Succeeded by
51:
363:1947 deaths
358:1875 births
62:Preceded by
42:Acting
352:Categories
334:1944–1945
259:References
236:, states
118:Education
52:In office
230:Congress
328:Acting
234:patents
193:L.L.B.
286:(PDF)
279:(PDF)
195:from
106:Died
97:1875
94:Born
126:LLB
354::
267:^
214:.
168:.
128:)
124:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
