Title 17 — Copyrights
142 sections across 14 chapters.
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Ch. 1— Subject matter of copyright: In general1 inactive25 sections
- § 101Definitions
- § 102Subject matter of copyright: In general
- § 103Subject matter of copyright: Compilations and derivative works
- § 104Subject matter of copyright: National origin
- § 104ACopyright in restored works
- § 105Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works
- § 106Exclusive rights in copyrighted works
- § 106ARights of certain authors to attribution and integrity
- § 107Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
- § 108Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives
- § 109Limitations on exclusive rights: Effect of transfer of particular copy or phonorecord
- § 110Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances and displays
- § 111Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of broadcast programming by cable
- § 112Limitations on exclusive rights: Ephemeral recordings
- § 113Scope of exclusive rights in pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
- § 114Scope of exclusive rights in sound recordings
- § 115Scope of exclusive rights in nondramatic musical works: Compulsory license for making and distributing phonorecords
- § 116Negotiated licenses for public performances by means of coin-operated phonorecord players
- § 116ARenumbered § 116]Renumbered
- § 117Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs
- § 118Scope of exclusive rights: Use of certain works in connection with noncommercial broadcasting
- § 119Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of distant television programming by satellite
- § 120Scope of exclusive rights in architectural works
- § 121Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities
- § 121ALimitations on exclusive rights: reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities in Marrakesh Treaty countries
- § 122Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of local television programming by satellite
Ch. 2— Ownership of copyright5 sections
Ch. 3— Preemption with respect to other laws5 sections
Ch. 4— Notice of copyright: Visually perceptible copies12 sections
- § 401Notice of copyright: Visually perceptible copies
- § 402Notice of copyright: Phonorecords of sound recordings
- § 403Notice of copyright: Publications incorporating United States Government works
- § 404Notice of copyright: Contributions to collective works
- § 405Notice of copyright: Omission of notice on certain copies and phonorecords
- § 406Notice of copyright: Error in name or date on certain copies and phonorecords
- § 407Deposit of copies or phonorecords for Library of Congress
- § 408Copyright registration in general
- § 409Application for copyright registration
- § 410Registration of claim and issuance of certificate
- § 411Registration and civil infringement actions
- § 412Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement
Ch. 5— Infringement of copyright1 inactive12 sections
- § 501Infringement of copyright
- § 502Remedies for infringement: Injunctions
- § 503Remedies for infringement: Impounding and disposition of infringing articles
- § 504Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits
- § 505Remedies for infringement: Costs and attorney’s fees
- § 506Criminal offenses
- § 507Limitations on actions
- § 508Notification of filing and determination of actions
- § 509Repealed. Pub. L. 110–403, title II, § 201(b)(1) , Oct. 13, 2008 , 122 Stat. 4260 ]Repealed
- § 510Remedies for alteration of programming by cable systems
- § 511Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of copyright
- § 512Limitations on liability relating to material online
- § 513Determination of reasonable license fees for individual proprietors
Ch. 6— Infringing importation or exportation of copies or phonoreco1 inactive2 sections
Ch. 7— The Copyright Office: General responsibilities and organizat10 sections
- § 701The Copyright Office: General responsibilities and organization
- § 702Copyright Office regulations
- § 703Effective date of actions in Copyright Office
- § 704Retention and disposition of articles deposited in Copyright Office
- § 705Copyright Office records: Preparation, maintenance, public inspection, and searching
- § 706Copies of Copyright Office records
- § 707Copyright Office forms and publications
- § 708Copyright Office fees
- § 709Delay in delivery caused by disruption of postal or other services
- § 710Emergency relief authority
Ch. 8— Copyright Royalty Judges5 sections
Ch. 9— Subject matter of protection14 sections
- § 901Definitions
- § 902Subject matter of protection
- § 903Ownership, transfer, licensing, and recordation
- § 904Duration of protection
- § 905Exclusive rights in mask works
- § 906Limitation on exclusive rights: reverse engineering; first sale
- § 907Limitation on exclusive rights: innocent infringement
- § 908Registration of claims of protection
- § 909Mask work notice
- § 910Enforcement of exclusive rights
- § 911Civil actions
- § 912Relation to other laws
- § 913Transitional provisions
- § 914International transitional provisions
Ch. 10— Incorporation of copying controls10 sections
- § 1001Definitions
- § 1002Incorporation of copying controls
- § 1003Obligation to make royalty payments
- § 1004Royalty payments
- § 1005Deposit of royalty payments and deduction of expenses
- § 1006Entitlement to royalty payments
- § 1007Procedures for distributing royalty payments
- § 1008Prohibition on certain infringement actions
- § 1009Civil remedies
- § 1010Determination of certain disputes
Ch. 11— Unauthorized fixation and trafficking in sound recordings an1 section
Ch. 12— Circumvention of copyright protection systems5 sections
Ch. 13— Designs protected32 sections
- § 1301Designs protected
- § 1302Designs not subject to protection
- § 1303Revisions, adaptations, and rearrangements
- § 1304Commencement of protection
- § 1305Term of protection
- § 1306Design notice
- § 1307Effect of omission of notice
- § 1308Exclusive rights
- § 1309Infringement
- § 1310Application for registration
- § 1311Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign country
- § 1312Oaths and acknowledgments
- § 1313Examination of application and issue or refusal of registration
- § 1314Certification of registration
- § 1315Publication of announcements and indexes
- § 1316Fees
- § 1317Regulations
- § 1318Copies of records
- § 1319Correction of errors in certificates
- § 1320Ownership and transfer
- § 1321Remedy for infringement
- § 1322Injunctions
- § 1323Recovery for infringement
- § 1324Power of court over registration
- § 1325Liability for action on registration fraudulently obtained
- § 1326Penalty for false marking
- § 1327Penalty for false representation
- § 1328Enforcement by Treasury and Postal Service
- § 1329Relation to design patent law
- § 1330Common law and other rights unaffected
- § 1331Administrator; Office of the Administrator
- § 1332No retroactive effect