-CITE- 17 USC TITLE 17 - COPYRIGHTS 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 17 - COPYRIGHTS -HEAD- TITLE 17 - COPYRIGHTS -MISC1- THIS TITLE WAS ENACTED BY ACT JULY 30, 1947, CH. 391, 61 STAT. 652, AND WAS REVISED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY PUB. L. 94-553, TITLE I, SEC. 101, OCT. 19, 1976, 90 STAT. 2541 Chap. Sec. 1. Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright 101 2. Copyright Ownership and Transfer 201 3. Duration of Copyright 301 4. Copyright Notice, Deposit, and Registration 401 5. Copyright Infringement and Remedies 501 6. Manufacturing Requirements and Importation 601 7. Copyright Office 701 8. Proceedings by Copyright Royalty Judges 801 9. Protection of Semiconductor Chip Products 901 10. Digital Audio Recording Devices and Media 1001 11. Sound Recordings and Music Videos 1101 12. Copyright Protection and Management Systems 1201 13. Protection of Original Designs 1301 AMENDMENTS 2004 - Pub. L. 108-419, Sec. 3(b), Nov. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2361, substituted "Proceedings by Copyright Royalty Judges" for "Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels" in item relating to chapter 8. 1998 - Pub. L. 105-304, title I, Sec. 103(b), title V, Sec. 503(a), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2876, 2916, added items relating to chapters 12 and 13. 1997 - Pub. L. 105-80, Sec. 12(a)(1), Nov. 13, 1997, 111 Stat. 1534, substituted "Requirements" for "Requirement" in item relating to chapter 6, "Arbitration Royalty Panels" for "Royalty Tribunal" in item relating to chapter 8, and "Semiconductor Chip Products" for "semiconductor chip products" in item relating to chapter 9, and added item relating to chapter 10. 1994 - Pub. L. 103-465, title V, Sec. 512(b), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4974, added item relating to chapter 11. 1984 - Pub. L. 98-620, title III, Sec. 303, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3356, added item relating to chapter 9. TABLE I THIS TABLE LISTS THE SECTIONS OF FORMER TITLE 17, COPYRIGHTS, AND INDICATES THE SECTIONS OF TITLE 17, AS ENACTED IN 1947, WHICH COVERED SIMILAR AND RELATED SUBJECT MATTER. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Title 17 Title 17 Former Sections 1947 Revision Sections -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 Rep. 25 101 26 102 27 103 28 104 29 105 30 106 31 107 32 108 33 109 34 110 35 111 36 112 37 113 38 114 39 115 40 116 41 27 42 28 43 29 44 30 45 31 46 32 47 201 48 202 49 203 50 204 51 205 52 206 53 207 54 208 55 209 56 210 57 211 58 212 59 213 60 214 61 215 62 26 63 6 64 6 65 25 -------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE II THIS TABLE LISTS THE SECTIONS OF FORMER TITLE 17, COPYRIGHTS, AND INDICATES THE SECTIONS OF TITLE 17, AS REVISED IN 1976, WHICH COVER SIMILAR AND RELATED SUBJECT MATTER. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Title 17 Title 17 1947 Revision Sections New Sections -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 106, 116 2 301 3 102, 103 4 102 5 102 6 102 7 103 8 104, 105, 303 9 104 10 401 11 410 12 408 13 407, 411 14 407 15 407 16 601 17 407 18 407, 506 19 401 20 401, 402 21 405 22 601 23 601 24 203, 301 et seq. 25 301 et seq. 26 101 27 109, 202 28 201, 204 29 204 30 205 31 205 32 201 101 412, 501-504 102 Rep. See T. 28 Sec. 1338 103 Rep. See F.R. Civ. Proc. 104 110, 506 105 506 106 602 107 602 108 603 109 603 110 Rep. See T. 28 Sec. 1338 111 Rep. See T. 28 Sec. 1400 112 502 113 502 114 502 115 507 116 505 201 701(a) 202 701(a) 203 708(c) 204 Rep. 205 701(c) 206 701(b) 207 702 208 705 209 407, 410 210 707 211 707 212 705 213 704 214 704 215 708(a), (b) 216 703 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIOR PROVISIONS Title 17, as enacted by act July 30, 1947, ch. 391, 61 Stat. 652, consisting of sections 1 to 32, 101 to 116, and 201 to 216, as amended through 1976, and section 203, as amended by Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, Sec. 406(a), Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 682, terminated Jan. 1, 1978. EFFECTIVE DATE Section 102 of Pub. L. 94-553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2598, provided that: "This Act [enacting this title and section 170 of Title 2, The Congress, amending section 131 of Title 2, section 290e of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, section 2318 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, section 543 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, section 1498 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, sections 3203 and 3206 of Title 39, Postal Service, and sections 505 and 2117 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents, and enacting provisions set out as notes below and under sections 104, 115, 304, 401, 407, 410, and 501 of this title] becomes effective on January 1, 1978, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Act, including provisions of the first section of this Act. The provisions of sections 118, 304(b), and chapter 8 of title 17, as amended by the first section of this Act, take effect upon enactment of this Act [Oct. 19, 1976]." SEPARABILITY Section 115 of Pub. L. 94-553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2602, provided that: "If any provision of title 17 [this title], as amended by the first section of this Act, is declared unconstitutional, the validity of the remainder of this title is not affected." AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS Section 114 of Pub. L. 94-553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2602, provided that: "There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such funds as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act [this title]." LOST AND EXPIRED COPYRIGHTS; RECORDING RIGHTS Section 103 of Pub. L. 94-553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2599, provided that: "This Act [enacting this title] does not provide copyright protection for any work that goes into the public domain before January 1, 1978. The exclusive rights, as provided by section 106 of title 17 as amended by the first section of this Act, to reproduce a work in phonorecords and to distribute phonorecords of the work, do not extend to any nondramatic musical work copyrighted before July 1, 1909." -End-