reasonably diligent search under this sub-
section. Such information may include— 
‘‘(i) the records of the Copyright Of-
fice that are relevant to identifying and lo-
cating copyright owners; 
‘‘(ii) other sources of copyright owner-
ship information reasonably available to 
users; 
‘‘(iii) methods to identify copyright 
ownership information associated with a 
work; 
‘‘(iv) sources of reasonably available 
technology tools and reasonably available 
expert assistance; and 
‘‘(v) best practices for documenting a 
reasonably diligent search. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS ON REMEDIES.—The limitations 
on remedies in a case to which subsection (a) applies are 
the following: 
‘‘(1) MONETARY RELIEF.— 
‘‘(A) GENERAL
RULE.—Subject to sub-
paragraph (B), an award for monetary relief 
(including actual damages, statutory damages, 
costs, and attorney’s fees) may not be made, 
other than an order requiring the infringer to 
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pay reasonable compensation for the use of the 
infringed work. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—(i) An order requiring 
the infringer to pay reasonable compensation 
for the use of the infringed work may not be 
made under subparagraph (A) if— 
‘‘(I) the infringement is performed 
without any purpose of direct or indirect 
commercial advantage and primarily for a 
charitable, religious, scholarly, or edu-
cational purpose, and 
‘‘(II) the infringer ceases the infringe-
ment expeditiously after receiving notice of 
the claim for infringement, 
unless the copyright owner proves, and the 
court finds, that the infringer has earned pro-
ceeds directly attributable to the infringement. 
‘‘(ii) If, after receiving notice of the claim 
for infringement, the infringer fails to negotiate 
in good faith with the owner of the infringed 
work regarding the amount of reasonable com-
pensation for the use of the infringed work, the 
court may award full costs, including a reason-
able attorney’s fee, against the infringer under 
section 505, subject to section 412. 
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‘‘(2) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.— 
‘‘(A) GENERAL
RULE.—Subject to sub-
paragraph (B), the court may impose injunctive 
relief to prevent or restrain the infringing use, 
except that, if the infringer has met the re-
quirements of subsection (a), the relief shall, to 
the extent practicable, account for any harm 
that the relief would cause the infringer due to 
its reliance on the reasonably diligent search 
performed under subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR NEW WORKS.—In 
a case in which a new work of authorship 
recasts, transforms, adapts, or integrates the 
infringed work with the new work’s original ex-
pression, any injunctive relief ordered by the 
court— 
‘‘(i) may not restrain the infringer’s 
continued preparation or use of that new 
work; 
‘‘(ii) shall require that the infringer 
pay reasonable compensation to the owner 
of the infringed copyright for the use of 
the infringed work; and 
‘‘(iii) shall require that the infringer 
provide attribution to the owner of the in-
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