Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 17 : Section 503


   
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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