PUBLIC LAW 111–295—DEC. 9, 2010 

COPYRIGHT CLEANUP, CLARIFICATION, AND 

CORRECTIONS ACT OF 2010 


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124 STAT. 3180 PUBLIC LAW 111–295—DEC. 9, 2010 

Public Law 111–295 

111th Congress 

An Act 

To clarify, improve, and correct the laws relating to copyrights, and for other 

purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, 

and Corrections Act of 2010’’. 

SEC. 2. REFERENCE. 

Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this 

Act a section or other provision is amended or repealed, such 

amendment or repeal shall be considered to be made to that section 

or other provision of title 17, United States Code. 

SEC. 3. COPYRIGHT OFFICE PROCEDURES. 

(a) DIRECTORY OF AGENTS OF SERVICE PROVIDERS.—Section 

512(c)(2) is amended, in the matter following subparagraph (B), 

by striking ‘‘, in both electronic and hard copy formats’’. 

(b) RECORDATION OF DOCUMENTS.—Section 205(a) is amended 

by adding at the end the following: ‘‘A sworn or official certification 

may be submitted to the Copyright Office electronically, pursuant 

to regulations established by the Register of Copyrights.’’. 

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF EXPIRED PROVISIONS. 

(a) REPEAL.—Section 601, and the item relating to such section 

in the table of sections for chapter 6, are repealed. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—(A) The heading for chapter 

6 is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘CHAPTER 6—IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION’’. 

(B) The item relating to chapter 6 in the table of chapters 

is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘6. Importation and Exportation .................................................................... 601’’. 

(2) APPLICATION FOR COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION.—Section 

409 is amended— 

(A) in paragraph (9), by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

(B) by striking paragraph (10); and 

(C) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (10). 

Regulations. 

17 USC 512. 

17 USC 101 note. 

Copyright 

Cleanup, 

Clarification, and 

Corrections Act 

of 2010. 

Dec. 9, 2010 

[S. 3689] 


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PUBLIC LAW 111–295—DEC. 9, 2010 124 STAT. 3181 

(c) INFRINGING IMPORTATION OR EXPORTATION.—The second sentence of section 602(b) is amended by striking ‘‘unless the provisions 

of section 601 are applicable’’. 

SEC. 5. CLARIFICATIONS. 

(a) CERTAIN DISTRIBUTIONS OF PHONORECORDS.—Section 303(b) 

is amended by striking ‘‘the musical work’’ and inserting ‘‘any 

musical work, dramatic work, or literary work’’. 

(b) PROCEEDINGS OF COPYRIGHT ROYALTY JUDGES.—Section 

803(b)(6)(A) is amended by striking the second sentence and 

inserting the following: ‘‘All regulations issued by the Copyright 

Royalty Judges are subject to the approval of the Librarian of 

Congress and are subject to judicial review pursuant to chapter 

7 of title 5, except as set forth in subsection (d).’’. 

(c) LICENSES FOR CERTAIN NONEXEMPT TRANSMISSIONS.—Section 114(f)(2)(C) is amended by striking ‘‘preexisting subscription 

digital audio transmission services or preexisting satellite digital 

radio audio services’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible nonsubscription services 

and new subscription services’’. 

SEC. 6. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 is amended— 

(1) by moving the definition of ‘‘Copyright Royalty Judges’’ 

to follow the definition of ‘‘Copyright owner’’; 

(2) by moving the definition of ‘‘motion picture exhibition 

facility’’ to follow the definition of ‘‘Literary works’’; and 

(3) by moving the definition of ‘‘food service or drinking 

establishment’’ to follow the definition of ‘‘fixed’’; 

(b) LICENSES FOR WEBCASTING.—Section 114(f)(2)(B) is 

amended in the fourth sentence, in the matter preceding clause 

(i), by striking ‘‘Judges shall base its decision’’ and inserting ‘‘Judges 

shall base their decision’’. 

(c) SATELLITE CARRIERS.—Section 119(g)(4)(B)(vi) is amended 

by striking ‘‘the examinations’’ and inserting ‘‘an examination’’. 

(d) REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT.—Section 503(a)(1)(B) is 

amended by striking ‘‘copies of phonorecords’’ and inserting ‘‘copies 

or phonorecords’’. 

(e) RETENTION OF COPIES IN COPYRIGHT OFFICE.—Section 704(e) 

is amended, in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘section 708(a)(10)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘section 708(a)’’. 

(f) CORRECTION OF INTERNAL REFERENCES.—(1) Section 114(b) 

is amended by striking ‘‘118(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘118(f)’’. 

(2) Section 504(c)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (g) 

of section 118’’ and inserting ‘‘section 118(f)’’. 

(3) Sections 1203(c)(5)(B)(i) and 1204(b) are each amended by 

striking ‘‘118(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘118(f)’’. 

(g) PRO-IP ACT.—Section 209(a)(3)(A) of Public Law 110–403 

is amended by striking ‘‘by striking ‘and 509’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘by 

striking ‘and section 509’ ’’. 

(h) TRADEMARK TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS ACT.—Section 4(a)(1) 

of Public Law 111–146 is amended by striking ‘‘by corporations 

attempting’’ and inserting ‘‘the purpose of which is’’. 

Ante, p. 70. 

17 USC 115. 

17 USC 602. 


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124 STAT. 3182 PUBLIC LAW 111–295—DEC. 9, 2010 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3689: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): 

Aug. 2, considered and passed Senate. 

Nov. 15, considered and passed House, amended. 

Nov. 19, Senate concurred in House amendments. 

Æ 

(i) TRAFFICKING.—Section 2318(e)(6) of title 18, United States 

Code, is amended by striking ‘‘under section’’ and inserting ‘‘under 

this subsection’’. 

Approved December 9, 2010. 


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