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CHAPTER 1: SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

101: Definitions.

102: Subject matter of copyright: In general.

103: Subject matter of copyright: Compilations and derivative works.

104: Subject matter of copyright: National origin.

104A: Copyright in restored works.

105: Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works.

106: Exclusive rights in copyrighted works.

106A: Rights of certain authors to attribution and integrity.

107: Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use.

108: Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives.

109: Limitations on exclusive rights: Effect of transfer of particular copy or phonorecord.

110: Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances and displays.

111: Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of broadcast programming by cable.

112: Limitations on exclusive rights: Ephemeral recordings.

113: Scope of exclusive rights in pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works.

114: Scope of exclusive rights in sound recordings.

115: Scope of exclusive rights in nondramatic musical works: Compulsory license for making and distributing phonorecords.

116: Negotiated licenses for public performances by means of coin-operated phonorecord players.

[116A: Renumbered.]

117: Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs.

118: Scope of exclusive rights: Use of certain works in connection with noncommercial broadcasting.

119: Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of distant television programming by satellite.

120: Scope of exclusive rights in architectural works.

121: Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities.

122: Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of local television programming by satellite.

CHAPTER 2: COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER

201: Ownership of copyright.

202: Ownership of copyright as distinct from ownership of material object.

203: Termination of transfers and licenses granted by the author.

204: Execution of transfers of copyright ownership.

205: Recordation of transfers and other documents.

CHAPTER 3: DURATION OF COPYRIGHT

301: Preemption with respect to other laws.

302: Duration of copyright: Works created on or after January 1, 1978.

303: Duration of copyright: Works created but not published or copyrighted before January 1, 1978.

304: Duration of copyright: Subsisting copyrights.

305: Duration of copyright: Terminal date.

CHAPTER 4: COPYRIGHT NOTICE, DEPOSIT, AND REGISTRATION

401: Notice of copyright: Visually perceptible copies.

402: Notice of copyright: Phonorecords of sound recordings.

403: Notice of copyright: Publications incorporating United States Government works.

404: Notice of copyright: Contributions to collective works.

405: Notice of copyright: Omission of notice on certain copies and phonorecords.

406: Notice of copyright: Error in name or date on certain copies and phonorecords.

407: Deposit of copies or phonorecords for Library of Congress.

408: Copyright registration in general.

409: Application for copyright registration.

410: Registration of claim and issuance of certificate.

411: Registration and civil infringement actions.

412: Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement.

CHAPTER 5: COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND REMEDIES

501: Infringement of copyright.

502: Remedies for infringement: Injunctions.

503: Remedies for infringement: Impounding and disposition of infringing articles.

504: Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits.

505: Remedies for infringement: Costs and attorney's fees.

506: Criminal offenses.

507: Limitations on actions.

508: Notification of filing and determination of actions.

[509: Repealed.]

510: Remedies for alteration of programming by cable systems.

511: Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of copyright.

512: Limitations on liability relating to material online.

513: Determination of reasonable license fees for individual proprietors.

CHAPTER 6: IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION

[601: Repealed.]

602: Infringing importation of copies or phonorecords.

603: Importation prohibitions: Enforcement and disposition of excluded articles.

CHAPTER 7: COPYRIGHT OFFICE

701: The Copyright Office: General responsibilities and organization.

702: Copyright Office regulations.

703: Effective date of actions in Copyright Office.

704: Retention and disposition of articles deposited in Copyright Office.

705: Copyright Office records: Preparation, maintenance, public inspection, and searching.

706: Copies of Copyright Office records.

707: Copyright Office forms and publications.

708: Copyright Office fees.

709: Delay in delivery caused by disruption of postal or other services.

[710: Repealed.]

CHAPTER 8: PROCEEDINGS BY COPYRIGHT ROYALTY JUDGES

801: Copyright Royalty Judges; appointment and functions.

802: Copyright Royalty Judgeships; staff.

803: Proceedings of Copyright Royalty Judges.

804: Institution of proceedings.

805: General rule for voluntarily negotiated agreements.

CHAPTER 9: PROTECTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PRODUCTS

901: Definitions.

902: Subject matter of protection.

903: Ownership, transfer, licensing, and recordation.

904: Duration of protection.

905: Exclusive rights in mask works.

906: Limitation on exclusive rights: reverse engineering; first sale.

907: Limitation on exclusive rights: innocent infringement.

908: Registration of claims of protection.

909: Mask work notice.

910: Enforcement of exclusive rights.

911: Civil actions.

912: Relation to other laws.

913: Transitional provisions.

914: International transitional provisions.

CHAPTER 10: DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES AND MEDIA

SUBCHAPTER A—DEFINITIONS<

1001: Definitions.

SUBCHAPTER B—COPYING CONTROLS<

1002: Incorporation of copying controls.

SUBCHAPTER C—ROYALTY PAYMENTS<

1003: Obligation to make royalty payments.

1004: Royalty payments.

1005: Deposit of royalty payments and deduction of expenses.

1006: Entitlement to royalty payments.

1007: Procedures for distributing royalty payments.

SUBCHAPTER D—PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN INFRINGEMENT ACTIONS, REMEDIES, AND ARBITRATION<

1008: Prohibition on certain infringement actions.

1009: Civil remedies.

1010: Determination of certain disputes.

CHAPTER 11: SOUND RECORDINGS AND MUSIC VIDEOS

1101: Unauthorized fixation and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos.

CHAPTER 12: COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

1201: Circumvention of copyright protection systems.

1202: Integrity of copyright management information.

1203: Civil remedies.

1204: Criminal offenses and penalties.

1205: Savings clause.

CHAPTER 13: PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS

1301: Designs protected.

1302: Designs not subject to protection.

1303: Revisions, adaptations, and rearrangements.

1304: Commencement of protection.

1305: Term of protection.

1306: Design notice.

1307: Effect of omission of notice.

1308: Exclusive rights.

1309: Infringement.

1310: Application for registration.

1311: Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign country.

1312: Oaths and acknowledgments.

1313: Examination of application and issue or refusal of registration.

1314: Certification of registration.

1315: Publication of announcements and indexes.

1316: Fees.

1317: Regulations.

1318: Copies of records.

1319: Correction of errors in certificates.

1320: Ownership and transfer.

1321: Remedy for infringement.

1322: Injunctions.

1323: Recovery for infringement.

1324: Power of court over registration.

1325: Liability for action on registration fraudulently obtained.

1326: Penalty for false marking.

1327: Penalty for false representation.

1328: Enforcement by Treasury and Postal Service.

1329: Relation to design patent law.

1330: Common law and other rights unaffected.

1331: Administrator; Office of the Administrator.

1332: No retroactive effect.