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Timestamp: 2019-09-15 05:32:56
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 501', '§501', '§101', '§10', '§202', '§2', '§606', '§1', '§1000', '§1002', '§13210', '§102', '§1000', '§1011', '§1000', '§1002', '§1002', '§1011', '§1012', '§3', '§112']

[USC02] 17 USC 501: Infringement of copyright
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17 USC 501: Infringement of copyright Text contains those laws in effect on September 14, 2019
§501. Infringement of copyright
( Pub. L. 94–553, title I, §101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2584 ; Pub. L. 100–568, §10(a), Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2860 ; Pub. L. 100–667, title II, §202(3), Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3957 ; Pub. L. 101–553, §2(a)(1), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2749 ; Pub. L. 101–650, title VI, §606(a), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5131 ; Pub. L. 106–44, §1(g)(5), Aug. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 222 ; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, §1000(a)(9) [title I, §§1002(b), 1011(b)(3)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536 , 1501A-527, 1501A-544; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, §13210(4)(B), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1909 .)
Section 119(a)(5) of this title, referred to in subsec. (e), was redesignated as section 119(a)(4) of this title by Pub. L. 111–175, title I, §102(h)(1)(B), May 27, 2010, 124 Stat. 1224 .
Section 338(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, referred to in subsec. (f)(2), is classified to section 338(a) of Title 47, Telecommunications.
2002-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–273 substituted "122" for "121".
1999-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–44 substituted "121" for "118".
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106–113, §1000(a)(9) [title I, §1011(b)(3)], substituted "performance or display of a work embodied in a primary transmission" for "primary transmission embodying the performance or display of a work".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 106–113, §1000(a)(9) [title I, §1002(b)], added subsec. (f).
1990-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–650 inserted "or of the author as provided in section 106A(a)" after "118" and substituted "copyright or right of the author, as the case may be. For purposes of this chapter (other than section 506), any reference to copyright shall be deemed to include the rights conferred by section 106A(a)." for "copyright."
Pub. L. 101–553 inserted sentences at end defining "anyone" and providing that any State and any instrumentality, officer, or employee be subject to the provisions of this title in the same manner and to the same extent as any nongovernmental entity.
1988-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–568 substituted "section 411" for "sections 205(d) and 411".
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100–667 added subsec. (e).
Amendment by section 1000(a)(9) [title I, §1002(b)] of Pub. L. 106–113 effective July 1, 1999, and amendment by section 1000(a)(9) [title I, §1011(b)(3)] of Pub. L. 106–113 effective Nov. 29, 1999, see section 1000(a)(9) [title I, §1012] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Pub. L. 101–553, §3, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2750 , provided that: "The amendments made by this Act [enacting section 511 of this title and amending this section and sections 910 and 911 of this title] shall take effect with respect to violations that occur on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 15, 1990]."
Amendment by Pub. L. 100–667 effective Jan. 1, 1989, see section 206 of Pub. L. 100–667, set out as an Effective Date note under section 119 of this title.
Causes of Action Arising Under Predecessor Provisions
Pub. L. 94–553, title I, §112, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2600 , provided that: "All causes of action that arose under title 17 before January 1, 1978, shall be governed by title 17 as it existed when the cause of action arose."