/us/usc/t17/s101 Definitions
/us/usc/t17/s102 Subject matter of copyright: In general
/us/usc/t17/s103 Subject matter of copyright: Compilations and derivative works
/us/usc/t17/s104 Subject matter of copyright: National origin
/us/usc/t17/s104A Copyright in restored works
/us/usc/t17/s105 Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works
/us/usc/t17/s106 Exclusive rights in copyrighted works
/us/usc/t17/s106A Rights of certain authors to attribution and integrity
/us/usc/t17/s107 Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
/us/usc/t17/s108 Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives
/us/usc/t17/s109 Limitations on exclusive rights: Effect of transfer of particular copy or phonorecord
/us/usc/t17/s110 Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances and displays
/us/usc/t17/s111 Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of broadcast programming by cable
/us/usc/t17/s112 Limitations on exclusive rights: Ephemeral recordings
/us/usc/t17/s113 Scope of exclusive rights in pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
/us/usc/t17/s114 Scope of exclusive rights in sound recordings
/us/usc/t17/s115 Scope of exclusive rights in nondramatic musical works: Compulsory license for making and distributing phonorecords
/us/usc/t17/s116 Negotiated licenses for public performances by means of coin-operated phonorecord players
/us/usc/t17/s117 Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs
/us/usc/t17/s118 Scope of exclusive rights: Use of certain works in connection with noncommercial broadcasting
/us/usc/t17/s119 Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of distant television programming by satellite
/us/usc/t17/s120 Scope of exclusive rights in architectural works
/us/usc/t17/s121 Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities
/us/usc/t17/s121A Limitations on exclusive rights: reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities in Marrakesh Treaty countries
/us/usc/t17/s122 Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of local television programming by satellite
/us/usc/t17/s201 Ownership of copyright
/us/usc/t17/s202 Ownership of copyright as distinct from ownership of material object
/us/usc/t17/s203 Termination of transfers and licenses granted by the author
/us/usc/t17/s204 Execution of transfers of copyright ownership
/us/usc/t17/s205 Recordation of transfers and other documents
/us/usc/t17/s301 Preemption with respect to other laws
/us/usc/t17/s302 Duration of copyright: Works created on or after
/us/usc/t17/s303 Duration of copyright: Works created but not published or copyrighted before
/us/usc/t17/s304 Duration of copyright: Subsisting copyrights
/us/usc/t17/s305 Duration of copyright: Terminal date
/us/usc/t17/s401 Notice of copyright: Visually perceptible copies
/us/usc/t17/s402 Notice of copyright: Phonorecords of sound recordings
/us/usc/t17/s403 Notice of copyright: Publications incorporating United States Government works
/us/usc/t17/s404 Notice of copyright: Contributions to collective works
/us/usc/t17/s405 Notice of copyright: Omission of notice on certain copies and phonorecords
/us/usc/t17/s406 Notice of copyright: Error in name or date on certain copies and phonorecords
/us/usc/t17/s407 Deposit of copies or phonorecords for Library of Congress
/us/usc/t17/s408 Copyright registration in general
/us/usc/t17/s409 Application for copyright registration
/us/usc/t17/s410 Registration of claim and issuance of certificate
/us/usc/t17/s411 Registration and civil infringement actions
/us/usc/t17/s412 Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement
/us/usc/t17/s501 Infringement of copyright
/us/usc/t17/s502 Remedies for infringement: Injunctions
/us/usc/t17/s503 Remedies for infringement: Impounding and disposition of infringing articles
/us/usc/t17/s504 Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits
/us/usc/t17/s505 Remedies for infringement: Costs and attorney’s fees
/us/usc/t17/s506 Criminal offenses
/us/usc/t17/s507 Limitations on actions
/us/usc/t17/s508 Notification of filing and determination of actions
/us/usc/t17/s510 Remedies for alteration of programming by cable systems
/us/usc/t17/s511 Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of copyright
/us/usc/t17/s512 Limitations on liability relating to material online
/us/usc/t17/s513 Determination of reasonable license fees for individual proprietors
/us/usc/t17/s602 Infringing importation or exportation of copies or phonorecords
/us/usc/t17/s603 Importation prohibitions: Enforcement and disposition of excluded articles
/us/usc/t17/s701 The Copyright Office: General responsibilities and organization
/us/usc/t17/s702 Copyright Office regulations
/us/usc/t17/s703 Effective date of actions in Copyright Office
/us/usc/t17/s704 Retention and disposition of articles deposited in Copyright Office
/us/usc/t17/s705 Copyright Office records: Preparation, maintenance, public inspection, and searching
/us/usc/t17/s706 Copies of Copyright Office records
/us/usc/t17/s707 Copyright Office forms and publications
/us/usc/t17/s708 Copyright Office fees
/us/usc/t17/s709 Delay in delivery caused by disruption of postal or other services
/us/usc/t17/s710 Emergency relief authority
/us/usc/t17/s801 Copyright Royalty Judges; appointment and functions
/us/usc/t17/s802 Copyright Royalty Judgeships; staff
/us/usc/t17/s803 Proceedings of Copyright Royalty Judges
/us/usc/t17/s804 Institution of proceedings
/us/usc/t17/s805 General rule for voluntarily negotiated agreements
/us/usc/t17/s901 Definitions
/us/usc/t17/s902 Subject matter of protection
/us/usc/t17/s903 Ownership, transfer, licensing, and recordation
/us/usc/t17/s904 Duration of protection
/us/usc/t17/s905 Exclusive rights in mask works
/us/usc/t17/s906 Limitation on exclusive rights: reverse engineering; first sale
/us/usc/t17/s907 Limitation on exclusive rights: innocent infringement
/us/usc/t17/s908 Registration of claims of protection
/us/usc/t17/s909 Mask work notice
/us/usc/t17/s910 Enforcement of exclusive rights
/us/usc/t17/s911 Civil actions
/us/usc/t17/s912 Relation to other laws
/us/usc/t17/s913 Transitional provisions
/us/usc/t17/s914 International transitional provisions
/us/usc/t17/s1001 Definitions
/us/usc/t17/s1002 Incorporation of copying controls
/us/usc/t17/s1003 Obligation to make royalty payments
/us/usc/t17/s1004 Royalty payments
/us/usc/t17/s1005 Deposit of royalty payments and deduction of expenses
/us/usc/t17/s1006 Entitlement to royalty payments
/us/usc/t17/s1007 Procedures for distributing royalty payments
/us/usc/t17/s1008 Prohibition on certain infringement actions
/us/usc/t17/s1009 Civil remedies
/us/usc/t17/s1010 Determination of certain disputes
/us/usc/t17/s1101 Unauthorized fixation and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos
/us/usc/t17/s1201 Circumvention of copyright protection systems
/us/usc/t17/s1202 Integrity of copyright management information
/us/usc/t17/s1203 Civil remedies
/us/usc/t17/s1204 Criminal offenses and penalties
/us/usc/t17/s1205 Savings clause
/us/usc/t17/s1301 Designs protected
/us/usc/t17/s1302 Designs not subject to protection
/us/usc/t17/s1303 Revisions, adaptations, and rearrangements
/us/usc/t17/s1304 Commencement of protection
/us/usc/t17/s1305 Term of protection
/us/usc/t17/s1306 Design notice
/us/usc/t17/s1307 Effect of omission of notice
/us/usc/t17/s1308 Exclusive rights
/us/usc/t17/s1309 Infringement
/us/usc/t17/s1310 Application for registration
/us/usc/t17/s1311 Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign country
/us/usc/t17/s1312 Oaths and acknowledgments
/us/usc/t17/s1313 Examination of application and issue or refusal of registration
/us/usc/t17/s1314 Certification of registration
/us/usc/t17/s1315 Publication of announcements and indexes
/us/usc/t17/s1316 Fees
/us/usc/t17/s1317 Regulations
/us/usc/t17/s1318 Copies of records
/us/usc/t17/s1319 Correction of errors in certificates
/us/usc/t17/s1320 Ownership and transfer
/us/usc/t17/s1321 Remedy for infringement
/us/usc/t17/s1322 Injunctions
/us/usc/t17/s1323 Recovery for infringement
/us/usc/t17/s1324 Power of court over registration
/us/usc/t17/s1325 Liability for action on registration fraudulently obtained
/us/usc/t17/s1326 Penalty for false marking
/us/usc/t17/s1327 Penalty for false representation
/us/usc/t17/s1328 Enforcement by Treasury and Postal Service
/us/usc/t17/s1329 Relation to design patent law
/us/usc/t17/s1330 Common law and other rights unaffected
/us/usc/t17/s1331 Administrator; Office of the Administrator
/us/usc/t17/s1332 No retroactive effect
/us/usc/t17/s1401 Unauthorized use of pre-1972 sound recordings
/us/usc/t17/s1501 Definitions
/us/usc/t17/s1502 Copyright Claims Board
/us/usc/t17/s1503 Authority and duties of the Copyright Claims Board
/us/usc/t17/s1504 Nature of proceedings
/us/usc/t17/s1505 Registration requirement
/us/usc/t17/s1506 Conduct of proceedings
/us/usc/t17/s1507 Effect of proceeding
/us/usc/t17/s1508 Review and confirmation by district court
/us/usc/t17/s1509 Relationship to other district court actions
/us/usc/t17/s1510 Implementation by Copyright Office
/us/usc/t17/s1511 Funding
As of Dec. 23, 2021