How do the specific details provided in these copyright entries—such as the author, publisher, publication date, and territory—serve to protect both the creators' rights and the public's access to knowledge, even decades after their initial registration?

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The provided passages do not contain any details about the book "Bobby Fischer Goes to War" or its copyright entries. Instead, they list copyright registrations for unrelated works, such as "African traditional religion" [1], "The Gothic revival" [1], and "Modern Hungarian poetry" [3], with information about authors, publishers, publication dates, and territories (e.g., Great Britain, Hungary, Holland).

From these entries, one can infer that copyright records serve to identify the rights holder (e.g., "Geoffrey Parrinder" [1] or "Pergamon Press, Ltd." [1]) and the date of protection (e.g., "25May62" [1]), which helps creators assert ownership. The entries also note "NM" (new matter) or "compilation" [4][5], indicating what is newly protected, while some explicitly state that copyright is not claimed in U.S. government works [2][5], preserving public access to those materials.

However, the passages do not explain how these details protect public access to knowledge decades later. They show that copyright claims are recorded, but no information is given about expiration, fair use, or public domain status. Thus, the question cannot be fully answered from these passages alone.

How do the specific details provided in these copyright entries—such as the author, publisher, publication date, and territory—serve to protect both the creators' rights and the public's access to knowledge, even decades after their initial registration?

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