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.
Statements (86)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
federal statute
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title of the United States Code ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
United States Copyright Office
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surface form:
United States Copyright Office (in part)
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| amendedBy |
Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act
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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
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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
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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
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surface form:
United States Department of Justice (for criminal provisions)
federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal courts
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| governs |
anti-circumvention of technological protection measures
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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
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surface form:
Copyright Act of 1976
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| includes |
Section 101
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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
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain | copyright law ⓘ |
| provides |
fair use limitation on exclusive rights
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first sale doctrine ⓘ statutory license for cable retransmission ⓘ statutory license for digital audio transmissions ⓘ statutory license for satellite retransmission ⓘ |
| publisher |
Government Printing Office
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surface form:
United States Government Publishing Office
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| relatedTo |
Title 15 of the United States Code
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Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
architectural works
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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
General Counsel of the U.S. Copyright Office
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