The journal began in 1953, and was published six times a year. It was housed at the Law Center at New York University. Under its first name, Bulletin of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. was envisioned as a resource of news, cases, and later articles related to copyright around the world. From the beginning it had a comparative and international flare. It also included a bibliography of books, law review articles and other writings. And it often reported on activities of the U.S. Copyright Office, sometimes with excerpts of the latest reports, and often announcements of the last study or changes.

Throughout the next year, we will be adding the historical volumes with commentary.