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END THE SMALL PRINT! FOR PUBLIC DOMAIN ETEXTSVer.10/04/01END

Prepared by George Davis.

Copyright Law of the United States of America

and

Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code

Circular 92

Contents

The Constitutional Provision Respecting Copyright

Preface

Chapter 1 - Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright

Chapter 2 - Copyright Ownership and Transfer

Chapter 3 - Duration of Copyright

Chapter 4 - Copyright Notice, Deposit, and Registration

Chapter 5 - Copyright Infringement and Remedies

Chapter 6 - Manufacturing Requirements and Importation

Chapter 7 - Copyright Office

Chapter 8 - Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels

Chapter 9 - Protection of Semiconductor Chip Products

Chapter 10 - Digital Audio Recording Devices and Media

Chapter 11 - Sound Recordings and Music Videos

Chapter 12 - Copyright Protection and Management Systems

Chapter 13 - Protection of Original Designs

Appendix I. Transitional and Supplementary Provisions of the

Copyright Act of 1976

Appendix II. Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988

Appendix III. Uruguay Round Agreements Act

Appendix IV. GATT/Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property

Rights (TRIPs) Agreement, Part II, Section 6: Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits

Appendix V. Additional Provisions of the Digital Millennium

Copyright Act

Appendix VI. Definition of "Berne Convention Work"

Appendix VII. Selected Provisions of the U.S. Code Relating to

Copyright

The Constitutional Provision Respecting Copyright

The Congress shall have Power ... To promote the Progress of Science and

useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the

exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries

(United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8)

Preface

This volume contains the text of title 17 of the United States Code,

including all amendments enacted through the end of the second session

of the 106th Congress in 2000. It includes the Copyright Act of 1976 and

all subsequent amendments to copyright law; the Semiconductor Chip

Protection Act of 1984, as amended; and the Vessel Hull Design

Protection Act, as amended. The Copyright Office is responsible for

registering claims under all three.

The United States copyright law is contained in chapters 1 through 8 and

10 through 12 of title 17 of the United States Code. The Copyright Act

of 1976, which provides the basic framework for the current copyright

law, was enacted on October 19, 1976 as Pub. L. No. 94-553, 90 Stat.

Listed below in chronological order of their enactment are

subsequent amendments to copyright law.

Chapters 9 and 13 of title 17 contain statutory design protection that

is independent of copyright protection. Chapter 9 of title 17 is the

Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA), as amended. On

November 8, 1984, the SCPA was enacted as title III of Pub. L. No.

98-620, 98 Stat. 3335, 3347. Chapter 13 of title 17 is the Vessel Hull

Design Protection Act (VHDPA). It was enacted on October 28, 1998 as

title V of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), Pub. L. No.

105-304, 112 Stat. 2860, 2905. Subsequent amendments to the SCPA and the

VHDPA are also included in the list below, in chronological order of

their enactment.

For transitional and supplementary copyright provisions that were

enacted as part of the Copyright Act of 1976 and the DMCA, but which do

not amend title 17, see the Appendix.

Statutory Enactments Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code

[Copyright Act of 1976], Pub. L. No. 94-553, 90 Stat. 2541 (for the

general revision of copyright law, title 17 of the United States Code,

and for other purposes), October 19, 1976.

Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978, Pub. L. No. 95-94, 91

Stat. 653, 682 (amending Sec. 203 and 708, title 17, United States Code,

regarding the deposit of moneys by the Register of Copyrights in the

Treasury of the United States), enacted August 5, 1977.

[Copyright Amendments], Pub. L. No. 95-598, 92 Stat. 2549, 2676

(amending Sec. 201(e), title 17, United States Code, to permit

involuntary transfer under the Bankruptcy Law), enacted November 6, 1978.

[Copyright Amendments], Pub. L. No. 96-517, 94 Stat. 3015, 3028

(amending Sec. 101 and 117, title 17, United States Code, regarding

computer programs), enacted December 12, 1980.

Piracy and Counterfeiting Amendments Act of 1982, Pub. L. No.

97-180, 96 Stat. 91, 93 (amending Sec. 506(a), title 17, *United States

Code and title 18 of the United States Code*), enacted May 24, 1982.

[Copyright Amendments], Pub. L. No. 97-215, 96 Stat. 178 (amending

the manufacturing clause in chapter 6, title 17, United States Code),

enacted July 13, 1982.

[Copyright Amendments], Pub. L. No. 97-366, 96 Stat. 1759 (amending

Sec. 110 and Sec. 708, title 17, United States Code, regarding the

redesignation of registration fees as filing fees, and the exemption

from copyright liability of certain performances of nondramatic literary

or musical works), enacted October 25, 1982.

Record Rental Amendment of 1984, Pub. L. No. 98-450, 98 Stat. 1727

(amending Sec. 109 and Sec. 115, title 17, United States Code, with

respect to rental, lease or lending of sound recordings), enacted

October 4, 1984.

Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984, title III of Pub. L. No.

98-620, 98 Stat. 3335, 3347 (adding chapter 9, title 17, *United States

Code*, to provide design protection for semiconductor chips), November

8, 1984.

[Copyright Amendments], Pub. L. No. 99-397, 100 Stat. 848 (amending

Sec. 111 and Sec. 801, title 17, United States Code, to clarify the

definition of the local service area of a primary transmitter in the

case of a low power television station), enacted on August 27, 1986.

[Amendments to the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984], Pub.

L. No. 100-159, 101 Stat. 899 (amending chapter 9, title 17, *United

States Code*, regarding protection extended to semiconductor chip

products of foreign entities), enacted November 9, 1987.

Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988, Pub. L. No. 100-568,

102 Stat. 2853, enacted October 31, 1988. (See the Appendix for certain

provisions of this Act that do not amend title 17 of the *United States

Code.*)

[Copyright Amendments], Pub. L. No. 100-617, 102 Stat. 3194

(extending for an additional eight-year period certain provisions of

title 17, United States Code, relating to the rental of sound

recordings and for other purposes), enacted November 5, 1988.

Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1988, title II of Pub. L. No. 100-667,

102 Stat. 3935, 3949, enacted November 16, 1988.

Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act, Pub. L. No.

100-702, 102 Stat. 4642, 4672 (amending Sec. 912, title 17, *United States

Code*), enacted November 19, 1988.

Copyright Fees and Technical Amendments Act of 1989, Pub. L. No.

101-318, 104 Stat. 287, enacted on July 3, 1990.

Copyright Royalty Tribunal Reform and Miscellaneous Pay Act of 1989,

Pub. L. No. 101-319, 104 Stat. 290, enacted July 3, 1990.

Copyright Remedy Clarification Act, Pub. L. No. 101-553, 104 Stat.

2749, enacted November 15, 1990.

Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990, title VI of the Judicial

Improvements Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-650, 104 Stat. 5089, 5128,

enacted December 1, 1990.

Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act, title VII of the

Judicial Improvements Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-650, 104 Stat. 5089,

5133, enacted December 1, 1990.

Computer Software Rental Amendments Act of 1990, title VIII of the

Judicial Improvements Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-650, 104 Stat 5089,

5134, enacted December 1, 1990.

Semiconductor International Protection Extension Act of 1991, Pub.

L. No. 102-64, 105 Stat. 320 (amending chapter 9, title 17, *United

States Code*, regarding protection extended to semiconductor chip

products of foreign entities), enacted June 28, 1991.

Copyright Amendments Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-307, 106 Stat.

264, 272 (amending title 17 of the United States Code, by deleting

subsection 108(i) in its entirety), enacted June 26, 1992.

Copyright Renewal Act of 1992, title I of the Copyright Amendments

Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-307, 106 Stat. 264, enacted June 26, 1992.

[Copyright Amendments], Pub. L. No. 102-492, 106 Stat. 3145

(amending Sec. 107, title 17, United States Code, regarding unpublished

works), enacted October 24, 1992.

[Copyright Amendments], Pub. L. No. 102-561, 106 Stat. 4233

(amending Sec. 2319, title 18, United States Code, regarding criminal

penalties for copyright infringement), enacted October 28, 1992.