Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 17
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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Title 17 - Notes
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,
SEC. 101, OCT. 19, 1976, 90 STAT. 2541
Chap. Sec.
1. Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright 101
2. Copyright Ownership and Transfer 201
3. Duration of Copyright 301
4. Copyright Notice, Deposit, and Registration 401
5. Copyright Infringement and Remedies 501
6. Manufacturing Requirements and Importation 601
7. Copyright Office 701
8. Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels 801
9. Protection of Semiconductor Chip Products 901
10. Digital Audio Recording Devices and Media 1001
11. Sound Recordings and Music Videos 1101
12. Copyright Protection and Management Systems 1201
13. Protection of Original Designs 1301
AMENDMENTS
1998 - Pub. L. 105-304, title I, Sec. 103(b), title V, Sec.
503(a), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2876, 2916, added items relating
to chapters 12 and 13.
1997 - Pub. L. 105-80, Sec. 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, Sec. 512(b), Dec. 8, 1994, 108
Stat. 4974, added item relating to chapter 11.
1984 - Pub. L. 98-620, title III, Sec. 303, Nov. 8, 1984, 98
Stat. 3356, added item relating to chapter 9.
TABLE I
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.
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Title 17 Title 17
Former Sections 1947 Revision Sections
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1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 7
7 8
8 9
9 10
10 11
11 12
12 13
13 14
14 15
15 16
16 17
17 18
18 19
19 20
20 21
21 22
22 23
23 24
24 Rep.
25 101
26 102
27 103
28 104
29 105
30 106
31 107
32 108
33 109
34 110
35 111
36 112
37 113
38 114
39 115
40 116
41 27
42 28
43 29
44 30
45 31
46 32
47 201
48 202
49 203
50 204
51 205
52 206
53 207
54 208
55 209
56 210
57 211
58 212
59 213
60 214
61 215
62 26
63 6
64 6
65 25
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TABLE II
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.
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Title 17 Title 17
1947 Revision Sections New Sections
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1 106, 116
2 301
3 102, 103
4 102
5 102
6 102
7 103
8 104, 105, 303
9 104
10 401
11 410
12 408
13 407, 411
14 407
15 407
16 601
17 407
18 407, 506
19 401
20 401, 402
21 405
22 601
23 601
24 203, 301 et seq.
25 301 et seq.
26 101
27 109, 202
28 201, 204
29 204
30 205
31 205
32 201
101 412, 501-504
102 Rep. See T. 28 Sec. 1338
103 Rep. See F.R. Civ. Proc.
104 110, 506
105 506
106 602
107 602
108 603
109 603
110 Rep. See T. 28 Sec. 1338
111 Rep. See T. 28 Sec. 1400
112 502
113 502
114 502
115 507
116 505
201 701(a)
202 701(a)
203 708(c)
204 Rep.
205 701(c)
206 701(b)
207 702
208 705
209 407, 410
210 707
211 707
212 705
213 704
214 704
215 708(a), (b)
216 703
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
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, Sec. 406(a), Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 682, terminated Jan.
1, 1978.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 102 of Pub. 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 of Title 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), and chapter 8 of
title 17, as amended by the first section of this Act, take effect
upon enactment of this Act [Oct. 19, 1976]."
SEPARABILITY
Section 115 of Pub. 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."
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Section 114 of Pub. 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 of Pub. 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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TITLE REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This title is referred to in title 2 sections 179p, 1704, 1711;
title 11 section 101; title 15 section 1129; title 18 sections
2319, 2319A; title 19 section 1337; title 20 section 9582; title 26
section 543; title 47 sections 542, 544, 605.
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