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Title 17 - Copyrights
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Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 17 - COPYRIGHTS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contains | Sections 101 to 1332 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | Yes |
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Chapter 1 - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT (§§ 101 - 122)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 101 - Definitions
- Section 102 - Subject matter of copyright: In general
- Section 103 - Subject matter of copyright: Compilations and derivative works
- Section 104 - Subject matter of copyright: National origin
- Section 104A - Copyright in restored works
- Section 105 - Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works
- Section 106 - Exclusive rights in copyrighted works
- Section 106A - Rights of certain authors to attribution and integrity
- Section 107 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
- Section 108 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives
- Section 109 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Effect of transfer of particular copy or phonorecord
- Section 110 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances and displays
- Section 111 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of broadcast programming by cable
- Section 112 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Ephemeral recordings
- Section 113 - Scope of exclusive rights in pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
- Section 114 - Scope of exclusive rights in sound recordings
- Section 115 - Scope of exclusive rights in nondramatic musical works: Compulsory license for making and...
- Section 116 - Negotiated licenses for public performances by means of coin-operated phonorecord players
- Section 116A - Renumbered §116
- Section 117 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs
- Section 118 - Scope of exclusive rights: Use of certain works in connection with noncommercial broadcasting
- Section 119 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of distant television programming by...
- Section 120 - Scope of exclusive rights in architectural works
- Section 121 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities
- Section 122 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of local television programming by...
- Chapter 2 - COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER (§§ 201 - 205)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 201 - Ownership of copyright
- Section 202 - Ownership of copyright as distinct from ownership of material object
- Section 203 - Termination of transfers and licenses granted by the author
- Section 204 - Execution of transfers of copyright ownership
- Section 205 - Recordation of transfers and other documents
- Chapter 3 - DURATION OF COPYRIGHT (§§ 301 - 305)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 301 - Preemption with respect to other laws
- Section 302 - Duration of copyright: Works created on or after January 1, 1978
- Section 303 - Duration of copyright: Works created but not published or copyrighted before January 1, 1978
- Section 304 - Duration of copyright: Subsisting copyrights
- Section 305 - Duration of copyright: Terminal date
- Chapter 4 - COPYRIGHT NOTICE, DEPOSIT, AND REGISTRATION (§§ 401 - 412)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 401 - Notice of copyright: Visually perceptible copies
- Section 402 - Notice of copyright: Phonorecords of sound recordings
- Section 403 - Notice of copyright: Publications incorporating United States Government works
- Section 404 - Notice of copyright: Contributions to collective works
- Section 405 - Notice of copyright: Omission of notice on certain copies and phonorecords
- Section 406 - Notice of copyright: Error in name or date on certain copies and phonorecords
- Section 407 - Deposit of copies or phonorecords for Library of Congress
- Section 408 - Copyright registration in general
- Section 409 - Application for copyright registration
- Section 410 - Registration of claim and issuance of certificate
- Section 411 - Registration and civil infringement actions
- Section 412 - Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement
- Chapter 5 - COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND REMEDIES (§§ 501 - 513)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 501 - Infringement of copyright
- Section 502 - Remedies for infringement: Injunctions
- Section 503 - Remedies for infringement: Impounding and disposition of infringing articles
- Section 504 - Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits
- Section 505 - Remedies for infringement: Costs and attorney's fees
- Section 506 - Criminal offenses
- Section 507 - Limitations on actions
- Section 508 - Notification of filing and determination of actions
- Section 509 - Repealed. Pub. L. 110-403, title II, §201(b)(1), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4260
- Section 510 - Remedies for alteration of programming by cable systems
- Section 511 - Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of copyright
- Section 512 - Limitations on liability relating to material online
- Section 513 - Determination of reasonable license fees for individual proprietors
- Chapter 6 - IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION (§§ 601 - 603)
- Chapter 7 - COPYRIGHT OFFICE (§§ 701 - 710)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 701 - The Copyright Office: General responsibilities and organization
- Section 702 - Copyright Office regulations
- Section 703 - Effective date of actions in Copyright Office
- Section 704 - Retention and disposition of articles deposited in Copyright Office
- Section 705 - Copyright Office records: Preparation, maintenance, public inspection, and searching
- Section 706 - Copies of Copyright Office records
- Section 707 - Copyright Office forms and publications
- Section 708 - Copyright Office fees
- Section 709 - Delay in delivery caused by disruption of postal or other services
- Section 710 - Repealed. Pub. L. 106-379, §3(a)(1), Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1445
- Chapter 8 - PROCEEDINGS BY COPYRIGHT ROYALTY JUDGES (§§ 801 - 805)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 801 - Copyright Royalty Judges; appointment and functions
- Section 802 - Copyright Royalty Judgeships; staff
- Section 803 - Proceedings of Copyright Royalty Judges
- Section 804 - Institution of proceedings
- Section 805 - General rule for voluntarily negotiated agreements
- Chapter 9 - PROTECTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PRODUCTS (§§ 901 - 914)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 901 - Definitions
- Section 902 - Subject matter of protection
- Section 903 - Ownership, transfer, licensing, and recordation
- Section 904 - Duration of protection
- Section 905 - Exclusive rights in mask works
- Section 906 - Limitation on exclusive rights: reverse engineering; first sale
- Section 907 - Limitation on exclusive rights: innocent infringement
- Section 908 - Registration of claims of protection
- Section 909 - Mask work notice
- Section 910 - Enforcement of exclusive rights
- Section 911 - Civil actions
- Section 912 - Relation to other laws
- Section 913 - Transitional provisions
- Section 914 - International transitional provisions
- Chapter 10 - DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES AND MEDIA (§§ 1001 - 1010)
- Chapter 11 - SOUND RECORDINGS AND MUSIC VIDEOS (§§ 1101)
- Chapter 12 - COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 1201 - 1205)
- Chapter 13 - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS (§§ 1301 - 1332)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 1301 - Designs protected
- Section 1302 - Designs not subject to protection
- Section 1303 - Revisions, adaptations, and rearrangements
- Section 1304 - Commencement of protection
- Section 1305 - Term of protection
- Section 1306 - Design notice
- Section 1307 - Effect of omission of notice
- Section 1308 - Exclusive rights
- Section 1309 - Infringement
- Section 1310 - Application for registration
- Section 1311 - Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign country
- Section 1312 - Oaths and acknowledgments
- Section 1313 - Examination of application and issue or refusal of registration
- Section 1314 - Certification of registration
- Section 1315 - Publication of announcements and indexes
- Section 1316 - Fees
- Section 1317 - Regulations
- Section 1318 - Copies of records
- Section 1319 - Correction of errors in certificates
- Section 1320 - Ownership and transfer
- Section 1321 - Remedy for infringement
- Section 1322 - Injunctions
- Section 1323 - Recovery for infringement
- Section 1324 - Power of court over registration
- Section 1325 - Liability for action on registration fraudulently obtained
- Section 1326 - Penalty for false marking
- Section 1327 - Penalty for false representation
- Section 1328 - Enforcement by Treasury and Postal Service
- Section 1329 - Relation to design patent law
- Section 1330 - Common law and other rights unaffected
- Section 1331 - Administrator; Office of the Administrator
- Section 1332 - No retroactive effect
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