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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 503. Remedies for infringement: Impounding and disposition of infringing articles
(a) At any time while an action under this title is pending, the
court may order the impounding, on such terms as it may deem
reasonable, of all copies or phonorecords claimed to have been made
or used in violation of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, and
of all plates, molds, matrices, masters, tapes, film negatives, or
other articles by means of which such copies or phonorecords may be
reproduced.
(b) As part of a final judgment or decree, the court may order
the destruction or other reasonable disposition of all copies or
phonorecords found to have been made or used in violation of the
copyright owner's exclusive rights, and of all plates, molds,
matrices, masters, tapes, film negatives, or other articles by
means of which such copies or phonorecords may be reproduced.
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