Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
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Organization:U.S. Register of Copyrights |
| Description: | Preface: "This volume contains the text of title 17 of the United States Code, including all amendments enacted through the end of the second session of the 109th Congress, in 2006. It includes the Copyright Act of 1976 and all subsequent amendments to copyright law; the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984, as amended; and the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act, as amended. The Copyright Office is responsible for registering claims under all three. The United States copyright law is contained in chapters 1 through 8 and 10 through 12 of title 17 of the United States Code. The Copyright Act of 1976, which provides the basic framework for the current copyright law, was enacted on October 19, 1976, as Pub. L. No. 94-553, 90 Stat. 2541. Listed below in chronological order of their enactment are subsequent amendments to copyright law. Chapters 9 and 13 of title 17 contain statutory design protection that is independent of copyright protection. Chapter 9 of title 17 is the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA), as amended. On November 8, 1984, the SCPA was enacted as title III of Pub. L. No. 98-620, 98 Stat. 3335, 3347. Chapter 13 of title 17 is the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act (VHDPA). It was enacted on October 28, 1998 as title V of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), Pub. L. No. 105-304, 112 Stat. 2860, 2905. Subsequent amendments to the SCPA and the VHDPA are also included in the list below, in chronological order of their enactment. Significant copyright legislation enacted since the last edition of this circular in June 2003 includes the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004, the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005 (including the Artists’ Rights and Theft Prevention Act of 2005, the Family Movie Act of 2005, and the Preservation of Orphan Works Act). For more details, these statutes appear at the end of the chronological list below of statutory enactments contained in title 17 of the United States Code." |
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| Publication Date: | November 2007 |
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| Download URL: | http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92preface.html |
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