Barbara Ringer | |
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8th Register of Copyrights | |
In office November 19, 1973 – May 30, 1980 | |
Preceded by | George D. Cary |
Succeeded by | David Ladd |
Acting Register of Copyrights | |
In office November 27, 1993[1] – August 6, 1994 | |
Preceded by | Ralph Oman |
Succeeded by | Marybeth Peters |
Personal details | |
Born | Lafayette, Indiana | May 29, 1925
Died | April 9, 2009 Lexington, Virginia | (aged 83)
Residence | Bath County, Virginia |
Alma mater | Columbia Law School (J.D.), George Washington University (B.A. and M.A.) |
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Barbara Ringer (May 29, 1925 – April 9, 2009) was one of the lead architects of the 1976 Copyright Act.[2] She spent much of her career lobbying Congress and drafting legislation that overhauled the 1909 Copyright Act.[2] Ringer was also the first woman to serve as the Register of Copyrights in the United States Copyright Office.[3] During her three decades with the United States Copyright Office, Ringer gained a reputation as an authority on copyright law.[4]