2012 US Code
Title 17 - Copyrights
Chapter 12 - COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 1201 - 1205)
Section 1204 - Criminal offenses and penalties
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 17 - COPYRIGHTS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 17 - COPYRIGHTS CHAPTER 12 - COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Sec. 1204 - Criminal offenses and penalties |
Contains | section 1204 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 105-304, title I, §103(a), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2876; amended Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, §1000(a)(9) [title V, §5004(b)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-593; Pub. L. 111-295, §6(f)(3), Dec. 9, 2010, 124 Stat. 3181. |
Statutes at Large References | 112 Stat. 2876 113 Stat. 1536 124 Stat. 3181 |
Public Law References | Public Law 105-304, Public Law 106-113, Public Law 111-295 |
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(a)
(1) shall be fined not more than $500,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, for the first offense; and
(2) shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both, for any subsequent offense.
(b)
(c)
(Added Pub. L. 105–304, title I, §103(a), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2876; amended Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, §1000(a)(9) [title V, §5004(b)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–593; Pub. L. 111–295, §6(f)(3), Dec. 9, 2010, 124 Stat. 3181.)
Amendments2010—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–295 substituted “118(f)” for “118(g)”.
1999—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–113 amended heading and text of subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Subsection (a) shall not apply to a nonprofit library, archives, or educational institution.”
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