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17 USC TITLE 17 - COPYRIGHTS 01/06/03

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TITLE 17 - COPYRIGHTS

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TITLE 17 - COPYRIGHTS

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THIS TITLE WAS ENACTED BY ACT JULY 30, 1947, CH. 391, 61 STAT. 652,

AND WAS REVISED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY PUB. L. 94-553, TITLE I, SEC.

101, OCT. 19, 1976, 90 STAT. 2541

Chap. Sec.

1. Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright 101

2. Copyright Ownership and Transfer 201

3. Duration of Copyright 301

4. Copyright Notice, Deposit, and Registration 401

5. Copyright Infringement and Remedies 501

6. Manufacturing Requirements and Importation 601

7. Copyright Office 701

8. Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels 801

9. Protection of Semiconductor Chip Products 901

10. Digital Audio Recording Devices and Media 1001

11. Sound Recordings and Music Videos 1101

12. Copyright Protection and Management Systems 1201

13. Protection of Original Designs 1301

AMENDMENTS

1998 - Pub. L. 105-304, title I, Sec. 103(b), title V, Sec.

503(a), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2876, 2916, added items relating

to chapters 12 and 13.

1997 - Pub. L. 105-80, Sec. 12(a)(1), Nov. 13, 1997, 111 Stat.

1534, substituted ''Requirements'' for ''Requirement'' in item

relating to chapter 6, ''Arbitration Royalty Panels'' for ''Royalty

Tribunal'' in item relating to chapter 8, and ''Semiconductor Chip

Products'' for ''semiconductor chip products'' in item relating to

chapter 9, and added item relating to chapter 10.

1994 - Pub. L. 103-465, title V, Sec. 512(b), Dec. 8, 1994, 108

Stat. 4974, added item relating to chapter 11.

1984 - Pub. L. 98-620, title III, Sec. 303, Nov. 8, 1984, 98

Stat. 3356, added item relating to chapter 9.

Table I

This Table lists the sections of former Title 17, Copyrights, and

red similar and related subject matter.

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Title 17 Former Sections Title 17 1947 Revision Sections

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1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

5 5

6 7

7 8

8 9

9 10

10 11

11 12

12 13

13 14

14 15

15 16

16 17

17 18

18 19

19 20

20 21

21 22

22 23

23 24

24 Rep.

25 101

26 102

27 103

28 104

29 105

30 106

31 107

32 108

33 109

34 110

35 111

36 112

37 113

38 114

39 115

40 116

41 27

42 28

43 29

44 30

45 31

46 32

47 201

48 202

49 203

50 204

51 205

52 206

53 207

54 208

55 209

56 210

57 211

58 212

59 213

60 214

61 215

62 26

63 6

64 6

65 25

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Table II

This Table lists the sections of former Title 17, Copyrights, and

r similar and related subject matter.

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Title 17 1947 Revision Sections Title 17 New Sections

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1 106, 116

2 301

3 102, 103

4 102

5 102

6 102

7 103

8 104, 105, 303

9 104

10 401

11 410

12 408

13 407, 411

14 407

15 407

16 601

17 407

18 407, 506

19 401

20 401, 402

21 405

22 601

23 601

24 203, 301 et seq.

25 301 et seq.

26 101

27 109, 202

28 201, 204

29 204

30 205

31 205

32 201

101 412, 501-504

102 Rep. See T. 28 Sec. 1338

103 Rep. See F.R. Civ. Proc.

104 110, 506

105 506

106 602

107 602

108 603

109 603

110 Rep. See T. 28 Sec. 1338

111 Rep. See T. 28 Sec. 1400

112 502

113 502

114 502

115 507

116 505

201 701(a)

202 701(a)

203 708(c)

204 Rep.

205 701(c)

206 701(b)

207 702

208 705

209 407, 410

210 707

211 707

212 705

213 704

214 704

215 708(a), (b)

216 703

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PRIOR PROVISIONS

Title 17, as enacted by act July 30, 1947, ch. 391, 61 Stat. 652,

consisting of sections 1 to 32, 101 to 116, and 201 to 216, as

amended through 1976, and section 203, as amended by Pub. L. 95-94,

title IV, Sec. 406(a), Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 682, terminated Jan.

1, 1978.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 102 of Pub. L. 94-553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2598,

provided that: ''This Act (enacting this title and section 170 of

Title 2, The Congress, amending section 131 of Title 2, section

290e of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, section 2318 of Title 18,

Crimes and Criminal Procedure, section 543 of Title 26, Internal

Revenue Code, section 1498 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial

Procedure, sections 3203 and 3206 of Title 39, Postal Service, and

sections 505 and 2117 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents,

and enacting provisions set out as notes below and under sections

104, 115, 304, 401, 407, 410, and 501 of this title) becomes

effective on January 1, 1978, except as otherwise expressly

provided by this Act, including provisions of the first section of

this Act. The provisions of sections 118, 304(b), and chapter 8 of

title 17, as amended by the first section of this Act, take effect

upon enactment of this Act (Oct. 19, 1976).''

SEPARABILITY

Section 115 of Pub. L. 94-553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2602,

provided that: ''If any provision of title 17 (this title), as

amended by the first section of this Act, is declared

unconstitutional, the validity of the remainder of this title is

not affected.''

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Section 114 of Pub. L. 94-553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2602,

provided that: ''There are hereby authorized to be appropriated

such funds as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this

Act (this title).''

LOST AND EXPIRED COPYRIGHTS; RECORDING RIGHTS

Section 103 of Pub. L. 94-553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2599,

provided that: ''This Act (enacting this title) does not provide

copyright protection for any work that goes into the public domain

before January 1, 1978. The exclusive rights, as provided by

section 106 of title 17 as amended by the first section of this

Act, to reproduce a work in phonorecords and to distribute

phonorecords of the work, do not extend to any nondramatic musical

work copyrighted before July 1, 1909.''

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TITLE REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This title is referred to in title 2 sections 179p, 1704, 1711;

title 11 section 101; title 15 section 1129; title 18 sections

2319, 2319A; title 19 section 1337; title 20 section 9582; title 26

section 543; title 47 sections 542, 544, 605.

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