Barbara Ringer Politician

Barbara Ringer (1925–2009) was one of the lead architects of the 1976 Copyright Act. She spent much of her career lobbying Congress and drafting legislation that overhauled the 1909 Copyright Act.Ringer was the first woman to serve as the Register of Copyrights in the United States Copyright Office. During her three decades with the United States Copyright Office, Ringer gained a reputation as an authority on copyright law.

Personal facts

Barbara Ringer
Birth dateMay 29, 1925
Birth place
Lafayette Indiana
Date of deathApril 09, 2009
Place of death
Lexington Virginia
Residence
Bath County Virginia
Education
Columbia Law School
George Washington University

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Office holder

office
Acting Register of Copyrights
Register of Copyrights
successor

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External resources

  1. http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92appa.pdf