Chapter 121 1201. Circumvention of copyright protection systems 1202. Integrity of copyright management information 1203. Civil remedies 1204. Criminal offenses and penalties 1205. Savings clause § 1201. Circumvention of copyright protection systems2 (a) Violations Regarding Circumvention of Technological Measures. – (1)(A) No person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work […]
Complete version of the U.S. Copyright Law PDF format (18 Mb) or, individual chapters below Preface: Amendments to Title 17 since 1976 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 […]
801. Copyright arbitration royalty panels: Establishment and purpose 802. Membership and proceedings of copyright arbitration royalty panels 803. Institution and conclusion of proceedings � 801. Copyright arbitration royalty panels: Establishment and purpose2 (a) Establishment. — The Librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, is authorized to appoint and convene copyright arbitration […]
Chapter 71 701. The Copyright Office: General responsibilities and organization 702. Copyright Office regulations 703. Effective date of actions in Copyright Office 704. Retention and disposition of articles deposited in Copyright Office 705. Copyright Office records: Preparation, maintenance, public inspection, and searching 706. Copies of Copyright Office records 707. Copyright Office forms and publications 708. […]
Chapter 51 Copyright Infringement and Remedies 501. Infringement of copyright 502. Remedies for infringement: Injunctions 503. Remedies for infringement: Impounding and disposition of infringing articles 504. Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits 505. Remedies for infringement: Costs and attorney’s fees 506. Criminal offenses 507. Limitations on actions 508. Notification of filing and determination of actions […]
Copyright Notice, Deposit, and Registration 401. Notice of copyright: Visually perceptible copies 402. Notice of copyright: Phonorecords of sound recordings 403. Notice of copyright: Publications incorporating United States Government works 404. Notice of copyright: Contributions to collective works 405. Notice of copyright: Omission of notice on certain copies and phonorecords 406. Notice of copyright: Error […]
Chapter 31 Duration of Copyright 301. Preemption with respect to other laws 302. Duration of copyright: Works created on or after January 1, 1978 303. Duration of copyright: Works created but not published or copyrighted before January 1, 1978 304. Duration of copyright: Subsisting copyrights 305. Duration of copyright: Terminal date § 301. Preemption with […]
Copyright Ownership and Transfer 201. Ownership of copyright 202. Ownership of copyright as distinct from ownership of material object 203. Termination of transfers and licenses granted by the author 204. Execution of transfers of copyright ownership 205. Recordation of transfers and other documents § 201. Ownership of copyright1 (a) Initial Ownership. — Copyright in a […]
101. Definitions 102. Subject matter of copyright: In general 103. Subject matter of copyright: Compilations and derivative works 104. Subject matter of copyright: National origin 104A. Copyright in restored works 105. Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works 106. Exclusive rights in copyrighted works 106A. Rights of certain authors to attribution and integrity 107. […]
Here’s a sampling of recent copyright decision summaries written by Justia lawyers: Enterprise Management Limited, Inc. v. Warrick May 21, 2013 In a copyright infringement case, Enterprise Management Limited, Inc. and Mary Lippitt appealed a summary judgment in favor of Donald Warrick. Lippitt contended, contrary to the district court’s holding, she demonstrated a prima […]
