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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 101', '§ 201', '§ 301', '§ 401', '§ 501', '§ 601', '§ 701', '§ 801', '§ 901', '§ 1001', '§ 1101', '§ 1201', '§ 1301', '§ 101', '§ 4', '§ 105', '§ 3', '§ 103', '§ 503', '§ 12', '§ 512', '§ 303', '§ 1338', '§ 1338', '§ 1400', '§ 406']

U.S.C. : Title 17 - COPYRIGHTS | U.S. Code | LII / Legal Information Institute
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U.S.C. : Title 17 - COPYRIGHTS
CHAPTER 1—SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT (§§ 101–122)
CHAPTER 2—COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER (§§ 201–205)
CHAPTER 3—DURATION OF COPYRIGHT (§§ 301–305)
CHAPTER 4—COPYRIGHT NOTICE, DEPOSIT, AND REGISTRATION (§§ 401–412)
CHAPTER 5—COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND REMEDIES (§§ 501–513)
CHAPTER 6—IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION (§§ 601–603)
CHAPTER 7—COPYRIGHT OFFICE (§§ 701–710)
CHAPTER 8—PROCEEDINGS BY COPYRIGHT ROYALTY JUDGES (§§ 801–805)
CHAPTER 9—PROTECTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PRODUCTS (§§ 901–914)
CHAPTER 10—DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES AND MEDIA (§§ 1001–1010)
CHAPTER 11—SOUND RECORDINGS AND MUSIC VIDEOS (§ 1101)
CHAPTER 12—COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 1201–1205)
CHAPTER 13—PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS (§§ 1301–1332)
This title was enacted by act July 30, 1947, ch. 391, 61 Stat. 652, and was revised in its entirety by Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 101,Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2541
2010—Pub. L. 111–295, § 4(b)(1)(B),Dec. 9, 2010, 124 Stat. 3180, substituted “Importation and Exportation” for “Manufacturing Requirements, Importation, and Exportation” in item relating to chapter 6.
2008—Pub. L. 110–403, title I, § 105(c)(3),Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4260, substituted “Manufacturing Requirements, Importation, and Exportation” for “Manufacturing Requirements and Importation” in item relating to chapter 6.
2004—Pub. L. 108–419, § 3(b),Nov. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2361, substituted “Proceedings by Copyright Royalty Judges” for “Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels” in item relating to chapter 8.
1998—Pub. L. 105–304, title I, § 103(b), title V, § 503(a),Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2876, 2916, added items relating to chapters 12 and 13.
1997—Pub. L. 105–80, § 12(a)(1),Nov. 13, 1997, 111 Stat. 1534, substituted “Requirements” for “Requirement” in item relating to chapter 6, “Arbitration Royalty Panels” for “Royalty Tribunal” in item relating to chapter 8, and “Semiconductor Chip Products” for “semiconductor chip products” in item relating to chapter 9, and added item relating to chapter 10.
1994—Pub. L. 103–465, title V, § 512(b),Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4974, added item relating to chapter 11.
1984—Pub. L. 98–620, title III, § 303,Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3356, added item relating to chapter 9.
This Table lists the sections of former Title 17, Copyrights, and indicates the sections of Title 17, as enacted in 1947, which covered similar and related subject matter.
Title 17 Former Sections Title 17 1947 Revision Sections 1 1
This Table lists the sections of former Title 17, Copyrights, and indicates the sections of Title 17, as revised in 1976, which cover similar and related subject matter.
Title 17 1947 Revision Sections Title 17 New Sections 1 106, 116
3 102, 103
8 104, 105, 303
13 407, 411
18 407, 506
20 401, 402
24 203, 301 et seq.
25 301 et seq.
27 109, 202
28 201, 204
101 412, 501–504
102 Rep. See T. 28 § 1338
103 Rep. See F.R. Civ. Proc.
104 110, 506
110 Rep. See T. 28 § 1338
111 Rep. See T. 28 § 1400
201 701(a)
202 701(a)
203 708(c)
204 Rep.
205 701(c)
206 701(b)
209 407, 410
210 707
215 708(a), (b)
216 703
Title 17, as enacted by act July 30, 1947, ch. 391, 61 Stat. 652, consisting of sections 1 to 32, 101 to 116, and 201 to 216, as amended through 1976, and section 203, as amended by Pub. L. 95–94, title IV, § 406(a),Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 682, terminated Jan. 1, 1978.
Section 102 ofPub. L. 94–553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2598, provided that: “This Act [enacting this title and section 170 of Title 2, The Congress, amending section 131 ofTitle 2, section 290e of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, section 2318 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, section 543 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, section 1498 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, sections 3203 and 3206 of Title 39, Postal Service, and sections 505 and 2117 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents, and enacting provisions set out as notes below and under sections 104, 115, 304, 401, 407, 410, and 501 of this title] becomes effective on January 1, 1978, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Act, including provisions of the first section of this Act. The provisions of sections 118, 304
(b), andchapter 8 of title 17, as amended by the first section of this Act, take effect upon enactment of this Act [Oct. 19, 1976].”
Section 115 ofPub. L. 94–553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2602, provided that: “If any provision of title 17 [this title], as amended by the first section of this Act, is declared unconstitutional, the validity of the remainder of this title is not affected.”
Section 114 ofPub. L. 94–553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2602, provided that: “There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such funds as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act [this title].”
Lost and Expired Copyrights; Recording Rights
Section 103 ofPub. L. 94–553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2599, provided that: “This Act [enacting this title] does not provide copyright protection for any work that goes into the public domain before January 1, 1978. The exclusive rights, as provided by section 106 of title 17 as amended by the first section of this Act, to reproduce a work in phonorecords and to distribute phonorecords of the work, do not extend to any nondramatic musical work copyrighted before July 1, 1909.”
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