PROCLAMATION 6014—AUG. 29, 1989 103 STAT. 3081 During the past 200 years, our Nation's patent and copyright laws have, as Abraham Lincohi once observed, "added the fuel of interest to the fire of genius." American inventors have left their mark on industry and everyday life, and the world's history books include their names alongside those of other great pioneers. 0\u: standard of living, which is in part the result of American technology and innovation, has long been the highest in the world. Advances in technology have also produced new forms of authorship, and we have expanded our copyright laws accordingly. Copyright pro- tection now covers such works as photographs, phonograms, motion pictiu'es, and computer programs. These changes have enabled fledgling enterprises to become enduring industries. The success of new indus- tries has, in turn, given aspiring authors, inventors, and artists greater faith in their dreams and further incentive to share the fruits of their talents with others. As our patent and copyright laws enter their 3rd century, it is fitting that we recognize the role they have played in the scientific, economic, and cultxu-al development of our Nation. On this occasion, it is also fit- ting that we encourage America's young people to follow in the foot- steps of the many inventors and artists who have enriched our lives with their vision and creativity. In recognition of the importance of the patent and copyright laws to the United States, the Congress, by Public Law 99-523, has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation commemorating the bi- centennial anniversary of the first patent and copyright laws. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH. President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people of the United States to foster recognition of the importance of our patent and copyright sys- tems through appropriate educational and cultm-al programs and activi- ties during 1990, the bicentennial year of our Nation's first patent and copyright laws. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty- nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and foiu-teenth. GEORGE BUSH Proclamation 6014 of August 29, 1989 World War II Remembrance Week, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Fifty years ago, on September 1, 1939, the proud nation of Poland was invaded by forces from Nazi Germany, marking the end of its inde- pendence and the beginning of World War II. Poland suffered a second devastating blow 16 days later, when Soviet forces invaded from the East. In a secret protocol to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed the
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