Title 17 — COPYRIGHTS
- § 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— Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
- § 108— Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives
- § 109— Limitations on exclusive rights: Effect of transfer of particular copy or phonorecord
- § 110— Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances and displays
- § 111— Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of broadcast programming by cable
- § 112— Limitations on exclusive rights: Ephemeral recordings
- § 113— Scope of exclusive rights in pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
- § 114— Scope of exclusive rights in sound recordings
- § 115— Scope of exclusive rights in nondramatic musical works: Compulsory license for making and distributing phonorecords
- § 116— Negotiated licenses for public performances by means of coin-operated phonorecord players
- § 117— Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs
- § 118— Scope of exclusive rights: Use of certain works in connection with noncommercial broadcasting
- § 119— Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of distant television programming by satellite
- § 120— Scope of exclusive rights in architectural works
- § 121— Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities
- § 121A— Limitations on exclusive rights: reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities in Marrakesh Treaty countries
- § 122— Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of local television programming by satellite
- § 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
- § 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
- § 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 in name or date on certain copies and phonorecords
- § 407— Deposit of copies or phonorecords for Library of Congress
- § 408— Copyright registration in general
- § 409— Application for copyright registration
- § 410— Registration of claim and issuance of certificate
- § 411— Registration and civil infringement actions
- § 412— Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement
- § 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
- § 510— Remedies for alteration of programming by cable systems
- § 511— Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of copyright
- § 512— Limitations on liability relating to material online
- § 513— Determination of reasonable license fees for individual proprietors
- § 602— Infringing importation or exportation of copies or phonorecords
- § 603— Importation prohibitions: Enforcement and disposition of excluded articles
- § 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— Copyright Office fees
- § 709— Delay in delivery caused by disruption of postal or other services
- § 710— Emergency relief authority
- § 801— Copyright Royalty Judges; appointment and functions
- § 802— Copyright Royalty Judgeships; staff
- § 803— Proceedings of Copyright Royalty Judges
- § 804— Institution of proceedings
- § 805— General rule for voluntarily negotiated agreements
- § 901— Definitions
- § 902— Subject matter of protection
- § 903— Ownership, transfer, licensing, and recordation
- § 904— Duration of protection
- § 905— Exclusive rights in mask works
- § 906— Limitation on exclusive rights: reverse engineering; first sale
- § 907— Limitation on exclusive rights: innocent infringement
- § 908— Registration of claims of protection
- § 909— Mask work notice
- § 910— Enforcement of exclusive rights
- § 911— Civil actions
- § 912— Relation to other laws
- § 913— Transitional provisions
- § 914— International transitional provisions
- § 1001— Definitions
- § 1002— Incorporation of copying controls
- § 1003— Obligation to make royalty payments
- § 1004— Royalty payments
- § 1005— Deposit of royalty payments and deduction of expenses
- § 1006— Entitlement to royalty payments
- § 1007— Procedures for distributing royalty payments
- § 1008— Prohibition on certain infringement actions
- § 1009— Civil remedies
- § 1010— Determination of certain disputes
- § 1101— Unauthorized fixation and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos
- § 1201— Circumvention of copyright protection systems
- § 1202— Integrity of copyright management information
- § 1203— Civil remedies
- § 1204— Criminal offenses and penalties
- § 1205— Savings clause
- § 1301— Designs protected
- § 1302— Designs not subject to protection
- § 1303— Revisions, adaptations, and rearrangements
- § 1304— Commencement of protection
- § 1305— Term of protection
- § 1306— Design notice
- § 1307— Effect of omission of notice
- § 1308— Exclusive rights
- § 1309— Infringement
- § 1310— Application for registration
- § 1311— Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign country
- § 1312— Oaths and acknowledgments
- § 1313— Examination of application and issue or refusal of registration
- § 1314— Certification of registration
- § 1315— Publication of announcements and indexes
- § 1316— Fees
- § 1317— Regulations
- § 1318— Copies of records
- § 1319— Correction of errors in certificates
- § 1320— Ownership and transfer
- § 1321— Remedy for infringement
- § 1322— Injunctions
- § 1323— Recovery for infringement
- § 1324— Power of court over registration
- § 1325— Liability for action on registration fraudulently obtained
- § 1326— Penalty for false marking
- § 1327— Penalty for false representation
- § 1328— Enforcement by Treasury and Postal Service
- § 1329— Relation to design patent law
- § 1330— Common law and other rights unaffected
- § 1331— Administrator; Office of the Administrator
- § 1332— No retroactive effect
- § 1401— Unauthorized use of pre-1972 sound recordings
- § 1501— Definitions
- § 1502— Copyright Claims Board
- § 1503— Authority and duties of the Copyright Claims Board
- § 1504— Nature of proceedings
- § 1505— Registration requirement
- § 1506— Conduct of proceedings
- § 1507— Effect of proceeding
- § 1508— Review and confirmation by district court
- § 1509— Relationship to other district court actions
- § 1510— Implementation by Copyright Office
- § 1511— Funding