Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 17 : Section 104A


   

U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 104A - Notes
                                   SOURCE
    (Added Pub. L. 103-182, title III, Sec. 334(a), Dec. 8, 1993, 107
    Stat. 2115; amended Pub. L. 103-465, title V, Sec. 514(a), Dec. 8,
    1994, 108 Stat. 4976; Pub. L. 104-295, Sec. 20(e)(2), Oct. 11,
    1996, 110 Stat. 3529; Pub. L. 105-80, Sec. 2, Nov. 13, 1997, 111
    Stat. 1530; Pub. L. 105-304, title I, Sec. 102(c), Oct. 28, 1998,
    112 Stat. 2862.)
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The date of the enactment of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act,
    referred to in subsecs. (d)(3)(A) and (h)(3), is the date of
    enactment of Pub. L. 103-465, which was approved Dec. 8, 1994.
      Section 101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, referred
    to in subsec. (e)(1)(D)(i), is classified to section 3511(d)(15) of
    Title 19, Customs Duties.
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Subsec. (h)(1)(A) to (E). Pub. L. 105-304, Sec. 102(c)(1),
    added subpars. (A) to (E) and struck out former subpars. (A) and
    (B) which read as follows:
      "(A) a nation adhering to the Berne Convention or a WTO member
    country; or
      "(B) subject to a Presidential proclamation under subsection
    (g)."
      Subsec. (h)(3). Pub. L. 105-304, Sec. 102(c)(2), amended par. (3)
    generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: "The term
    'eligible country' means a nation, other than the United States,
    that - 
        "(A) becomes a WTO member country after the date of the
      enactment of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act;
        "(B) on such date of enactment is, or after such date of
      enactment becomes, a member of the Berne Convention; or
        "(C) after such date of enactment becomes subject to a
      proclamation under subsection (g).
    For purposes of this section, a nation that is a member of the
    Berne Convention on the date of the enactment of the Uruguay Round
    Agreements Act shall be construed to become an eligible country on
    such date of enactment."
      Subsec. (h)(6)(E). Pub. L. 105-304, Sec. 102(c)(3), added subpar.
    (E).
      Subsec. (h)(8)(B)(i). Pub. L. 105-304, Sec. 102(c)(4), inserted
    "of which" before "the majority" and struck out "of eligible
    countries" after "domiciliaries".
      Subsec. (h)(9). Pub. L. 105-304, Sec. 102(c)(5), struck out par.
    (9) which read as follows: "The terms 'WTO Agreement' and 'WTO
    member country' have the meanings given those terms in paragraphs
    (9) and (10), respectively, of section 2 of the Uruguay Round
    Agreements Act."
      1997 - Subsec. (d)(3)(A). Pub. L. 105-80, Sec. 2(1), amended
    subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as
    follows: "In the case of a derivative work that is based upon a
    restored work and is created - 
        "(i) before the date of the enactment of the Uruguay Round
      Agreements Act, if the source country of the derivative work is
      an eligible country on such date, or
        "(ii) before the date of adherence or proclamation, if the
      source country of the derivative work is not an eligible country
      on such date of enactment,
    a reliance party may continue to exploit that work for the duration
    of the restored copyright if the reliance party pays to the owner
    of the restored copyright reasonable compensation for conduct which
    would be subject to a remedy for infringement but for the
    provisions of this paragraph."
      Subsec. (e)(1)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 105-80, Sec. 2(2), struck out at
    end "Such list shall also be published in the Federal Register on
    an annual basis for the first 2 years after the applicable date of
    restoration."
      Subsec. (h)(2), (3). Pub. L. 105-80, Sec. 2(3), (4), amended
    pars. (2) and (3) generally. Prior to amendment, pars. (2) and (3)
    read as follows:
      "(2) The 'date of restoration' of a restored copyright is the
    later of - 
        "(A) the date on which the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects
      of Intellectual Property referred to in section 101(d)(15) of the
      Uruguay Round Agreements Act enters into force with respect to
      the United States, if the source country of the restored work is
      a nation adhering to the Berne Convention or a WTO member country
      on such date; or
        "(B) the date of adherence or proclamation, in the case of any
      other source country of the restored work.
      "(3) The term 'eligible country' means a nation, other than the
    United States, that is a WTO member country, adheres to the Berne
    Convention, or is subject to a proclamation under subsection (g)."
      1996 - Subsec. (h)(3). Pub. L. 104-295 substituted "subsection
    (g)" for "section 104A(g)".
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-465 substituted "Copyright in restored works"
    for "Copyright in certain motion pictures" as section catchline and
    amended text generally, substituting present provisions for
    provisions restoring copyright in certain motion pictures and
    providing for effective date of protection as well as use of
    previously owned copies.
                   SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS               
      This section is referred to in section 109 of this title.

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