Copyright Law of the United States of America Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code

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Author

United States

Language

English

LoC Class

KF: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence: United States

Subject

Copyright -- United States

Category

Text

eBook-No.

252

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/252

Release Date

April 1, 1995

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.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 105. Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works. — Section 106. Exclusive rights in copyrighted works. — 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. — Section 112. Limitations on exclusive rights: Ephemeral recordings. — Section 113. Scope of exclusive rights in pictorial, graphic, and sculptural work. — Section 114. Scope of exclusive rights in sound recordings. — Section 115. Scope of exclusive rights in nondramatic musical works: Compulsory license for making and distributing phonorecords. — Section 116. Scope of exclusive rights in nondramatic musical works: Public performances by means of coin-operated phonorecord players. — Section 117. Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs. — Section 118. Scope of exclusive rights: Use of certain works in connection with noncommercial broadcasting. — CHAPTER 2—COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER. Analysis — 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. Analysis. — 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. Analysis. — 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. — Section 406. Notice of copyright: Error in name or date. — 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 as prerequisite to infringement suit. — Section 412. Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement. — CHAPTER 5—COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND REMEDIES. Analysis. — 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 action. — Section 509. Seizure and forfeiture. — Section 510. Remedies for alteration of programing by cable systems. — CHAPTER 6—MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS AND IMPORTATION. Analysis. — Section 601. Manufacture, importation, and public distribution of certain copies. — Section 602. Infringing importation of copies or phonorecords. — Section 603. Importation prohibitions: Enforcement and disposition of excluded articles. — CHAPTER 7—COPYRIGHT OFFICE. Analysis. — 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 publication. — Section 708. Copyright Office fees. — Section 709. Delay in delivery caused by disruption of postal or other services. — Section 710. Reproduction for use of the blind and physically handicapped: Voluntary licensing forms and procedures. — CHAPTER 8—COPYRIGHT ROYALTY TRIBUNAL. Analysis. — Section 801. Copyright Royalty Tribunal: Establishment and purpose. — Section 802. Membership of the Tribunal. — Section 803. Procedures of the Tribunal. — Section 804. Institution and conclusion of proceedings. — Section 805. Staff of the Tribunal. — Section 806. Administrative support of the Tribunal. — Section 807. Deduction of costs of proceedings. — Section 808. Reports. — Section 809. Effective date of final determinations. — Section 810. Judicial review.

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