Title 17

Copyrights

150 sections in this title — page 1 of 2.

§ 1001

Definitions

Chapter CHAPTER 10— - DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES AND MEDIA › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER A— - DEFINITIONS

§ 1002

Incorporation of copying controls

Chapter CHAPTER 10— - DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES AND MEDIA › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER B— - COPYING CONTROLS

§ 1003

Obligation to make royalty payments

Chapter CHAPTER 10— - DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES AND MEDIA › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER C— - ROYALTY PAYMENTS

§ 1004

Royalty payments

Chapter CHAPTER 10— - DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES AND MEDIA › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER C— - ROYALTY PAYMENTS

§ 1005

Deposit of royalty payments and deduction of expenses

Chapter CHAPTER 10— - DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES AND MEDIA › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER C— - ROYALTY PAYMENTS

§ 1006

Entitlement to royalty payments

Chapter CHAPTER 10— - DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES AND MEDIA › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER C— - ROYALTY PAYMENTS

§ 1007

Procedures for distributing royalty payments

Chapter CHAPTER 10— - DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES AND MEDIA › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER C— - ROYALTY PAYMENTS

§ 1008

Prohibition on certain infringement actions

Chapter CHAPTER 10— - DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES AND MEDIA › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER D— - PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN INFRINGEMENT ACTIONS, REMEDIES, AND ARBITRATION

§ 1009

Civil remedies

Chapter CHAPTER 10— - DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES AND MEDIA › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER D— - PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN INFRINGEMENT ACTIONS, REMEDIES, AND ARBITRATION

§ 101

Definitions

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 1010

Determination of certain disputes

Chapter CHAPTER 10— - DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES AND MEDIA › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER D— - PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN INFRINGEMENT ACTIONS, REMEDIES, AND ARBITRATION

§ 102

Subject matter of copyright: In general

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 103

Subject matter of copyright: Compilations and derivative works

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 104

Subject matter of copyright: National origin

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 104A

Copyright in restored works

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 105

Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 106

Exclusive rights in copyrighted works

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 106A

Rights of certain authors to attribution and integrity

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 107

Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 108

Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 109

Limitations on exclusive rights: Effect of transfer of particular copy or phonorecord

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 110

Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances and displays

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 1101

Unauthorized fixation and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos

Chapter CHAPTER 11— - SOUND RECORDINGS AND MUSIC VIDEOS

§ 111

Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of broadcast programming by cable

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 112

Limitations on exclusive rights: Ephemeral recordings

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 113

Scope of exclusive rights in pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 114

Scope of exclusive rights in sound recordings

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 115

Scope of exclusive rights in nondramatic musical works: Compulsory license for making and distributing phonorecords

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 116

Negotiated licenses for public performances by means of coin-operated phonorecord players

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 117

Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 118

Scope of exclusive rights: Use of certain works in connection with noncommercial broadcasting

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 119

Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of distant television programming by satellite

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 120

Scope of exclusive rights in architectural works

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 1201

Circumvention of copyright protection systems

Chapter CHAPTER 12— - COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

§ 1202

Integrity of copyright management information

Chapter CHAPTER 12— - COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

§ 1203

Civil remedies

Chapter CHAPTER 12— - COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

§ 1204

Criminal offenses and penalties

Chapter CHAPTER 12— - COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

§ 1205

Savings clause

Chapter CHAPTER 12— - COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

§ 121

Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 121A

Limitations on exclusive rights: reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities in Marrakesh Treaty countries

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 122

Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of local television programming by satellite

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

§ 1301

Designs protected

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1302

Designs not subject to protection

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1303

Revisions, adaptations, and rearrangements

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1304

Commencement of protection

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1305

Term of protection

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1306

Design notice

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1307

Effect of omission of notice

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1308

Exclusive rights

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1309

Infringement

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1310

Application for registration

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1311

Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign country

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1312

Oaths and acknowledgments

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1313

Examination of application and issue or refusal of registration

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1314

Certification of registration

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1315

Publication of announcements and indexes

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1316

Fees

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1317

Regulations

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1318

Copies of records

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1319

Correction of errors in certificates

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1320

Ownership and transfer

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1321

Remedy for infringement

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1322

Injunctions

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1323

Recovery for infringement

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1324

Power of court over registration

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1325

Liability for action on registration fraudulently obtained

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1326

Penalty for false marking

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1327

Penalty for false representation

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1328

Enforcement by Treasury and Postal Service

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1329

Relation to design patent law

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1330

Common law and other rights unaffected

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1331

Administrator; Office of the Administrator

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1332

No retroactive effect

Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

§ 1401

Unauthorized use of pre-1972 sound recordings

Chapter CHAPTER 14— - UNAUTHORIZED USE OF PRE-1972 SOUND RECORDINGS

§ 1501

Definitions

Chapter CHAPTER 15— - COPYRIGHT SMALL CLAIMS

§ 1502

Copyright Claims Board

Chapter CHAPTER 15— - COPYRIGHT SMALL CLAIMS

§ 1503

Authority and duties of the Copyright Claims Board

Chapter CHAPTER 15— - COPYRIGHT SMALL CLAIMS

§ 1504

Nature of proceedings

Chapter CHAPTER 15— - COPYRIGHT SMALL CLAIMS

§ 1505

Registration requirement

Chapter CHAPTER 15— - COPYRIGHT SMALL CLAIMS

§ 1506

Conduct of proceedings

Chapter CHAPTER 15— - COPYRIGHT SMALL CLAIMS

§ 1507

Effect of proceeding

Chapter CHAPTER 15— - COPYRIGHT SMALL CLAIMS

§ 1508

Review and confirmation by district court

Chapter CHAPTER 15— - COPYRIGHT SMALL CLAIMS

§ 1509

Relationship to other district court actions

Chapter CHAPTER 15— - COPYRIGHT SMALL CLAIMS

§ 1510

Implementation by Copyright Office

Chapter CHAPTER 15— - COPYRIGHT SMALL CLAIMS

§ 1511

Funding

Chapter CHAPTER 15— - COPYRIGHT SMALL CLAIMS

§ 201

Ownership of copyright

Chapter CHAPTER 2— - COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER

§ 202

Ownership of copyright as distinct from ownership of material object

Chapter CHAPTER 2— - COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER

§ 203

Termination of transfers and licenses granted by the author

Chapter CHAPTER 2— - COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER

§ 204

Execution of transfers of copyright ownership

Chapter CHAPTER 2— - COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER

§ 205

Recordation of transfers and other documents

Chapter CHAPTER 2— - COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER

§ 301

Preemption with respect to other laws

Chapter CHAPTER 3— - DURATION OF COPYRIGHT

§ 302

Duration of copyright: Works created on or after January 1, 1978

Chapter CHAPTER 3— - DURATION OF COPYRIGHT

§ 303

Duration of copyright: Works created but not published or copyrighted before January 1, 1978

Chapter CHAPTER 3— - DURATION OF COPYRIGHT

§ 304

Duration of copyright: Subsisting copyrights

Chapter CHAPTER 3— - DURATION OF COPYRIGHT

§ 305

Duration of copyright: Terminal date

Chapter CHAPTER 3— - DURATION OF COPYRIGHT

§ 401

Notice of copyright: Visually perceptible copies

Chapter CHAPTER 4— - COPYRIGHT NOTICE, DEPOSIT, AND REGISTRATION

§ 402

Notice of copyright: Phonorecords of sound recordings

Chapter CHAPTER 4— - COPYRIGHT NOTICE, DEPOSIT, AND REGISTRATION

§ 403

Notice of copyright: Publications incorporating United States Government works

Chapter CHAPTER 4— - COPYRIGHT NOTICE, DEPOSIT, AND REGISTRATION

§ 404

Notice of copyright: Contributions to collective works

Chapter CHAPTER 4— - COPYRIGHT NOTICE, DEPOSIT, AND REGISTRATION

§ 405

Notice of copyright: Omission of notice on certain copies and phonorecords

Chapter CHAPTER 4— - COPYRIGHT NOTICE, DEPOSIT, AND REGISTRATION

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