Title 17, CopyrightsRelease 119-102
§1008 Prohibition on Certain Infringement Actions
Title 17 › CHAPTER 10 — DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES AND MEDIA › SUBCHAPTER D — PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN INFRINGEMENT ACTIONS, REMEDIES, AND ARBITRATION › § 1008
Summary
No one can sue for copyright infringement just because someone makes, imports, or sells digital or analog audio recorders or media, or because a consumer noncommercially records music with them.
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Title 17, §1008
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No action may be brought under this title alleging infringement of copyright based on the manufacture, importation, or distribution of a digital audio recording device, a digital audio recording medium, an analog recording device, or an analog recording medium, or based on the noncommercial use by a consumer of such a device or medium for making digital musical recordings or analog musical recordings.
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17 U.S.C. § 1008
Title 17, Copyrights
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102