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GOLAN v. HOLDER 

Opinion of the Court 
Appendix to opinion of the Court 

“(B)  on  such  date  of  enactment  is,  or  after  such  date
of  enactment  becomes,  a  nation  adhering  to  the  Berne
Convention; 

“(C) adheres to the WIPO Copyright Treaty;
“(D)  adheres  to  the  WIPO  Performances  and  Phono-

grams Treaty; or

“(E) after such date of enactment becomes subject to a

proclamation under subsection (g).

“(4) The term “reliance party” means any person who— 
“(A) with respect to a particular work, engages in acts,
before the source country of that work becomes an eligible 
country,  which  would  have  violated  section  106  if  the
restored  work  had  been  subject  to  copyright  protection,
and  who,  after  the  source  country  becomes  an  eligible 
country, continues to engage in such acts;

“(B)  before  the  source  country  of  a  particular  work 
becomes an eligible country, makes or acquires 1 or more
copies or phonorecords of that work; or 

“(C)  as  the  result  of  the  sale  or  other  disposition  of  a
derivative work covered under subsection (d)(3), or signifi-
cant  assets  of  a  person  described  in  subparagraph  (A)  or
(B), is a successor, assignee, or licensee of that person. 

“(5) The term “restored copyright” means copyright in a

restored work under this section. 

“(6) The term “restored work” means an original work of

authorship that—

“(A) is protected under subsection (a); 
“(B)  is  not  in  the  public  domain  in  its  source  country

through expiration of term of protection; 

“(C) is in the public domain in the United States due 

to— 

“(i)  noncompliance  with  formalities  imposed  at  any 
time  by  United  States  copyright  law,  including  failure  of
renewal,  lack  of  proper  notice,  or  failure  to  comply  with
any manufacturing requirements; 

“(ii)  lack  of  subject  matter  protection  in  the  case  of