Title 17 of the United States Code

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Title 17 of the United States Code is the primary body of U.S. federal law governing copyright protection, rights, and limitations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal statute
title of the United States Code
administeredBy United States Copyright Office
surface form: United States Copyright Office (in part)
amendedBy Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act
surface form: Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004

Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Music Modernization Act
PRO-IP Act of 2008
surface form: PRO-IP Act

Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
appliesTo works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression
codifiedIn United States Code
contains copyright office provisions
general provisions
infringement and remedies provisions
manufacturing and importation provisions
ownership and transfer provisions
provisions on protection and management of copyright
subject matter and scope provisions
country United States of America
defines exclusive rights in sound recordings for digital audio transmission
exclusive rights of adaptation
exclusive rights of distribution
exclusive rights of public display
exclusive rights of public performance
exclusive rights of reproduction
enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
surface form: United States Department of Justice (for criminal provisions)

federal judiciary of the United States
surface form: United States federal courts
governs anti-circumvention of technological protection measures
collective works
compulsory licenses in copyright
copyright deposit requirements
copyright duration
copyright infringement
copyright management information
copyright notice requirements (historically)
copyright protection in the United States
copyright registration
criminal copyright infringement
digital audio transmissions
digital performance right in sound recordings
educational exceptions to copyright
exclusive rights of copyright owners
government works and copyright
importation of infringing copies
library and archives exceptions to copyright
limitations on copyright
limitations on liability for online service providers
orphan works (in limited contexts)
record rental and software rental
restoration of foreign works
safe harbor for online service providers
secondary transmissions of broadcast programming
statutory damages for copyright infringement
works made for hire
historicallyBasedOn U.S. Copyright Act
surface form: Copyright Act of 1976
includes Section 101
Section 102
Section 106
Section 107
Section 108
Section 109
Section 110
Section 114
Section 117
Section 1201
Section 1202
Section 512
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
language English
legalDomain copyright law
provides fair use limitation on exclusive rights
first sale doctrine
statutory license for cable retransmission
statutory license for digital audio transmissions
statutory license for satellite retransmission
publisher Government Printing Office
surface form: United States Government Publishing Office
relatedTo Title 15 of the United States Code
Title 18 of the United States Code
subjectMatter architectural works
copyrightable works
dramatic works
literary works
motion pictures and other audiovisual works
musical works
pantomimes and choreographic works
pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
sound recordings

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Digital Millennium Copyright Act codifiedIn Title 17 of the United States Code
PRO-IP Act of 2008 codifiedIn Title 17 of the United States Code
U.S. Copyright Act codifiedIn Title 17 of the United States Code
General Counsel of the U.S. Copyright Office legalAuthority Title 17 of the United States Code
Register of Copyrights legalBasis Title 17 of the United States Code
United States Copyright Office legalBasis Title 17 of the United States Code