Copyrights - 17 USC Title 17

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01/19/04 Sec. 101. Definitions Except as otherwise provided in this title, as used in this ...

01/19/04 Sec. 102. Subject matter of copyright: In general (a) Copyright protection subsists, in accordance ...

01/19/04 Sec. 103. Subject matter of copyright: Compilations and derivative works ...

01/19/04 Sec. 104. Subject matter of copyright: National origin (a) Unpublished Works. - The works ...

01/19/04 Sec. 104A. Copyright in restored works (a) Automatic Protection and Term. - ...

01/19/04 Sec. 105. Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works ...

01/19/04 Sec. 106. Exclusive rights in copyrighted works Subject to sections 107 through 122, the ...

01/19/04 Sec. 106A. Rights of certain authors to attribution and integrity (a) Rights of Attribution ...

01/19/04 Sec. 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 ...

01/19/04 Sec. 108. Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives ...

01/19/04 Sec. 109. Limitations on exclusive rights: Effect of transfer of particular copy or phonorecord ...

01/19/04 Sec. 110. Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances and displays ...

01/19/04 Sec. 111. Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions (a) Certain Secondary Transmissions Exempted. - ...

01/19/04 Sec. 112. Limitations on exclusive rights: Ephemeral recordings (a)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section ...

01/19/04 Sec. 113. Scope of exclusive rights in pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works ...

01/19/04 Sec. 114. Scope of exclusive rights in sound recordings (a) The exclusive rights of ...

01/19/04 Sec. 115. Scope of exclusive rights in nondramatic musical works: Compulsory license for making and distributing phonorecords ...

01/19/04 Sec. 116. Negotiated licenses for public performances by means of coin-operated phonorecord players ...

01/19/04 [Sec. 116A. Renumbered Sec. 116] ...

01/19/04 Sec. 117. Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs (a) Making of Additional Copy or ...

01/19/04 Sec. 118. Scope of exclusive rights: Use of certain works in connection with noncommercial broadcasting ...

01/19/04 Sec. 119. Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations for private home viewing ...

01/19/04 Sec. 120. Scope of exclusive rights in architectural works (a) Pictorial Representations Permitted. - ...

01/19/04 Sec. 121. Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities ...

01/19/04 Sec. 122. Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions by satellite carriers within local markets ...

01/19/04 Sec. 201. Ownership of copyright (a) Initial Ownership. - Copyright in a work protected ...

01/19/04 Sec. 202. Ownership of copyright as distinct from ownership of material object ...

01/19/04 Sec. 203. Termination of transfers and licenses granted by the author ...

01/19/04 Sec. 204. Execution of transfers of copyright ownership (a) A transfer of copyright ownership, ...

01/19/04 Sec. 205. Recordation of transfers and other documents (a) Conditions for Recordation. - Any ...

01/19/04 Sec. 301. Preemption with respect to other laws (a) On and after January 1, ...

01/19/04 Sec. 302. Duration of copyright: Works created on or after January 1, 1978 ...

01/19/04 Sec. 303. Duration of copyright: Works created but not published or copyrighted before January 1, 1978 ...

01/19/04 Sec. 304. Duration of copyright: Subsisting copyrights (a) Copyrights in Their First Term on ...

01/19/04 Sec. 305. Duration of copyright: Terminal date All terms of copyright provided by sections ...

01/19/04 Sec. 401. Notice of copyright: Visually perceptible copies (a) General Provisions. - Whenever a ...

01/19/04 Sec. 402. Notice of copyright: Phonorecords of sound recordings (a) General Provisions. - Whenever ...

01/19/04 Sec. 403. Notice of copyright: Publications incorporating United States Government works ...

01/19/04 Sec. 404. Notice of copyright: Contributions to collective works (a) A separate contribution to ...

01/19/04 Sec. 405. Notice of copyright: Omission of notice on certain copies and phonorecords ...

01/19/04 Sec. 406. Notice of copyright: Error in name or date on certain copies and phonorecords ...

01/19/04 Sec. 407. Deposit of copies or phonorecords for Library of Congress (a) Except as ...

01/19/04 Sec. 408. Copyright registration in general (a) Registration Permissive. - At any time during ...

01/19/04 Sec. 409. Application for copyright registration The application for copyright registration shall be made ...

01/19/04 Sec. 410. Registration of claim and issuance of certificate (a) When, after examination, the ...

01/19/04 Sec. 411. Registration and infringement actions (a) Except for an action brought for a ...

01/19/04 Sec. 412. Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement ...

01/19/04 Sec. 501. Infringement of copyright (a) Anyone who violates any of the exclusive rights ...

01/19/04 Sec. 502. Remedies for infringement: Injunctions (a) Any court having jurisdiction of a civil ...

01/19/04 Sec. 503. Remedies for infringement: Impounding and disposition of infringing articles ...

01/19/04 Sec. 504. Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits (a) In General. - Except as ...

01/19/04 Sec. 505. Remedies for infringement: Costs and attorney's fees In any civil action under ...

01/19/04 Sec. 506. Criminal offenses (a) Criminal Infringement. - Any person who infringes a copyright ...

01/19/04 Sec. 507. Limitations on actions (a) Criminal Proceedings. - Except as expressly provided ...

01/19/04 Sec. 508. Notification of filing and determination of actions (a) Within one month after ...

01/19/04 Sec. 509. Seizure and forfeiture (a) All copies or phonorecords manufactured, reproduced, ...

01/19/04 Sec. 510. Remedies for alteration of programming by cable systems (a) In any action ...

01/19/04 Sec. 511. Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of copyright ...

01/19/04 Sec. 512. Limitations on liability relating to material online (a) Transitory Digital Network Communications. ...

01/19/04 Sec. 513. Determination of reasonable license fees for individual proprietors ...

01/19/04 Sec. 601. Manufacture, importation, and public distribution of certain copies ...

01/19/04 Sec. 602. Infringing importation of copies or phonorecords (a) Importation into the United States, ...

01/19/04 Sec. 603. Importation prohibitions: Enforcement and disposition of excluded articles ...

01/19/04 Sec. 701. The Copyright Office: General responsibilities and organization ...

01/19/04 Sec. 702. Copyright Office regulations The Register of Copyrights is authorized to establish regulations ...

01/19/04 Sec. 703. Effective date of actions in Copyright Office In any case in which ...

01/19/04 Sec. 704. Retention and disposition of articles deposited in Copyright Office ...

01/19/04 Sec. 705. Copyright Office records: Preparation, maintenance, public inspection, and searching ...

01/19/04 Sec. 706. Copies of Copyright Office records (a) Copies may be made of any ...

01/19/04 Sec. 707. Copyright Office forms and publications (a) Catalog of Copyright Entries. - The ...

01/19/04 Sec. 708. Copyright Office fees (a) Fees. - Fees shall be paid to the ...

01/19/04 Sec. 709. Delay in delivery caused by disruption of postal or other services ...

01/19/04 Sec. 801. Copyright arbitration royalty panels: Establishment and purpose ...

01/19/04 Sec. 802. Membership and proceedings of copyright arbitration royalty panels ...

01/19/04 Sec. 803. Institution and conclusion of proceedings (a)(1) With respect to proceedings under section ...

01/19/04 [Sec. 804. Renumbered Sec. 803] ...

01/19/04 Sec. 901. Definitions (a) As used in this chapter - ...

01/19/04 Sec. 902. Subject matter of protection (a)(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), ...

01/19/04 Sec. 903. Ownership, transfer, licensing, and recordation (a) The exclusive rights in a mask ...

01/19/04 Sec. 904. Duration of protection (a) The protection provided for a mask work under ...

01/19/04 Sec. 905. Exclusive rights in mask works The owner of a mask work provided ...

01/19/04 Sec. 906. Limitation on exclusive rights: reverse engineering; first sale ...

01/19/04 Sec. 907. Limitation on exclusive rights: innocent infringement (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of ...

01/19/04 Sec. 908. Registration of claims of protection (a) The owner of a mask work ...

01/19/04 Sec. 909. Mask work notice (a) The owner of a mask work provided protection ...

01/19/04 Sec. 910. Enforcement of exclusive rights (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, ...

01/19/04 Sec. 911. Civil actions (a) Any court having jurisdiction of a civil action arising ...

01/19/04 Sec. 912. Relation to other laws (a) Nothing in this chapter shall affect any ...

01/19/04 Sec. 913. Transitional provisions (a) No application for registration under section 908 may be ...

01/19/04 Sec. 914. International transitional provisions (a) Notwithstanding the conditions set forth in subparagraphs (A) ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1001. Definitions As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1002. Incorporation of copying controls (a) Prohibition on Importation, Manufacture, and Distribution. - ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1003. Obligation to make royalty payments (a) Prohibition on Importation and Manufacture. - ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1004. Royalty payments (a) Digital Audio Recording Devices. - ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1005. Deposit of royalty payments and deduction of expenses The Register of Copyrights ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1006. Entitlement to royalty payments (a) Interested Copyright Parties. - The royalty payments ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1007. Procedures for distributing royalty payments (a) Filing of Claims and Negotiations. - ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1008. Prohibition on certain infringement actions No action may be brought under this ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1009. Civil remedies (a) Civil Actions. - Any interested copyright party injured by ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1010. Arbitration of certain disputes (a) Scope of Arbitration. - Before the date ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1101. Unauthorized fixation and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1201. Circumvention of copyright protection systems (a) Violations Regarding Circumvention of Technological Measures. ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1202. Integrity of copyright management information (a) False Copyright Management Information. - No ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1203. Civil remedies (a) Civil Actions. - Any person injured by a violation ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1204. Criminal offenses and penalties (a) In General. - Any person who violates ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1205. Savings clause Nothing in this chapter abrogates, diminishes, or weakens the ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1301. Designs protected (a) Designs Protected. - ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1302. Designs not subject to protection Protection under this chapter shall not be ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1303. Revisions, adaptations, and rearrangements Protection for a design under this chapter shall ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1304. Commencement of protection The protection provided for a design under this chapter ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1305. Term of protection (a) In General. - Subject to subsection (b), the ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1306. Design notice (a) Contents of Design Notice. - (1) Whenever any design ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1307. Effect of omission of notice (a) Actions With Notice. - Except as ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1308. Exclusive rights The owner of a design protected under this chapter has ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1309. Infringement (a) Acts of Infringement. - Except as provided in subsection (b), ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1310. Application for registration (a) Time Limit for Application for Registration. - Protection ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1311. Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign country An application for registration ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1312. Oaths and acknowledgments (a) In General. - Oaths and acknowledgments required by ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1313. Examination of application and issue or refusal of registration ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1314. Certification of registration Certificates of registration shall be issued in the name ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1315. Publication of announcements and indexes (a) Publications of the Administrator. - The ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1316. Fees The Administrator shall by regulation set reasonable fees for the ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1317. Regulations The Administrator may establish regulations for the ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1318. Copies of records Upon payment of the prescribed fee, any person may ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1319. Correction of errors in certificates The Administrator may, by a certificate of ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1320. Ownership and transfer (a) Property Right in Design. - The property right ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1321. Remedy for infringement (a) In General. - The owner of a design ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1322. Injunctions (a) In General. - A court having jurisdiction over actions under ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1323. Recovery for infringement (a) Damages. - Upon a finding for the claimant ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1324. Power of court over registration In any action involving the protection of ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1325. Liability for action on registration fraudulently obtained ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1326. Penalty for false marking (a) In General. - Whoever, for the purpose ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1327. Penalty for false representation Whoever knowingly makes a false representation materially ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1328. Enforcement by Treasury and Postal Service (a) Regulations. - The Secretary of ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1329. Relation to design patent law The issuance of a design patent under ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1330. Common law and other rights unaffected Nothing in this chapter shall annul ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1331. Administrator; Office of the Administrator In this chapter, the "Administrator" is the ...

01/19/04 Sec. 1332. No retroactive effect Protection under this chapter shall not be available for ...