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 | May 29, 1925 Lafayette, Indiana |
| Died | April 9, 2009 (aged 83) Lexington, Virginia |
| Residence | Bath County, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Columbia Law School (J.D.), George Washington University (B.A. and M.A.) |
| Awards |  President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service (1977) |
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]
- ^ "FEDLINK Technical Notes". Federal Library Committee. 1993. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ a b Barbara A. Ringer '49, Columbia Law School Magazine (Apr. 9, 2009).]
- ^ Barbara Ringer 1973-1980 Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, United States Copyright Office.]
- ^ Morton David Goldberg, Barbara Ringer and Copyright History: Remembering a Mentor, Colleague and Friend, 56 Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA No. 4 (Summer 2009).