Title 17 of the United States Code

U.S. federal statutes on copyright

In the United States Code, Title 17 outlines its copyright law.[1] It was codified into positive law on July 30, 1947.[2] The latest version is from December 2016.

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* 17 U.S.C. ch. 1—Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright
* 17 U.S.C. ch. 2—Copyright Ownership and Transfer
* 17 U.S.C. ch. 3—Duration of Copyright
* 17 U.S.C. ch. 4—Copyright Notice, Deposit, and Registration
* 17 U.S.C. ch. 5— Infringement and Remedies
* 17 U.S.C. ch. 6—Manufacturing Requirements and Importation
* 17 U.S.C. ch. 7—Copyright Office
* 17 U.S.C. ch. 8—Proceedings by Copyright Royalty Judges
* 17 U.S.C. ch. 9—Protection of Semiconductor Chip Products
* 17 U.S.C. ch. 10—Digital Audio Recording Devices and Media
* 17 U.S.C. ch. 11—Sound Recordings and Music Videos
* 17 U.S.C. ch. 12—Copyright Protection and Management Systems
* 17 U.S.C. ch. 13—Protection of Original Designs
* 17 U.S.C. ch. 14—Unauthorized Use of Pre-1972 Sound Recordings
* 17 U.S.C. ch. 15—Copyright Small Claims

## References[edit]

1. ^ "United States Code". Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
2. ^ "Circular 1a, United States Copyright Office: A Brief Introduction and History". U.S. Copyright Office. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

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* 1: General Provisions
* 2: The Congress
* 3: The President
* 4: Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States
* 5: Government Organization and Employees
* 6: Domestic Security (formerly titled Surety Bonds)
* 7: Agriculture
* 8: Aliens and Nationality
* 9: Arbitration
* 10: Armed Forces
* 11: Bankruptcy
* 12: Banks and Banking
* 13: Census
* 14: Coast Guard
* 15: Commerce and Trade
* 16: Conservation
* 17: Copyrights
* 18: Crimes and Criminal Procedure
* 19: Customs Duties
* 20: Education
* 21: Food and Drugs
* 22: Foreign Relations and Intercourse
* 23: Highways
* 24: Hospitals and Asylums
* 25: Indians
* 26: Internal Revenue Code
* 27: Intoxicating Liquors
* 28: Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
* 29: Labor
* 30: Mineral Lands and Mining
* 31: Money and Finance
* 32: National Guard
* 33: Navigable Waters
* 34: Crime Control and Law Enforcement (formerly titled Navy)
* 35: Patents
* 36: Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
* 37: Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
* 38: Veterans' Benefits
* 39: Postal Service
* 40: Public Buildings, Properties, and Public Works
* 41: Public Contracts
* 42: The Public Health and Welfare
* 43: Public Lands
* 44: Public Printing and Documents
* 45: Railroads
* 46: Shipping
* 47: Telecommunications
* 48: Territories and Insular Possessions
* 49: Transportation
* 50: War and National Defense
* 51: National and Commercial Space Programs
* 52: Voting and Elections
* 54: National Parks

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Copyright law of the United States

* 17 U.S.C.
* Copyright Clause
* United States Copyright Office
* Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices
* CARP → CRB
* Copyright Catalog
* Register of Copyrights
* Section 108 Study Group
* Copyright status of works by the federal government of the United States
* Copyright status of works by subnational governments of the United States

Statutes|

| Pre-1976|

* Copyright Act of 1790
* Copyright Act of 1831
* Copyright Act of 1870
* International Copyright Act of 1891
* Printing Act of 1895
* Copyright Act of 1909

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1970s|

* Copyright Act of 1976

1980s|

* Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988

1990s|

* Visual Artists Rights Act (1990)
* Copyright Remedy Clarification Act (1990)
* Copyright Renewal Act of 1992
* Audio Home Recording Act (1992)
* Uruguay Round Agreements Act (1994)
* No Electronic Theft Act (1994)
* Copyright Term Extension Act (1998)
* Fairness in Music Licensing Act of 1998
* Digital Millennium Copyright Act (1998)
* Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act
* WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties Implementation Act

2000s|

* Family Entertainment and Copyright Act (2005)

2010s|

* Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act (2014)
* Music Modernization Act (2018)

2020s|

* CASE Act (2020)

Precedents
and rulings|

| Supreme Court|

* Wheaton v. Peters (1834)
* Baker v. Selden (1879)
* Trade-Mark Cases (1879)
* Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony (1884)
* Banks v. Manchester (1888)
* Callaghan v. Myers (1888)
* Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus (1908)
* White-Smith Music Publishing Co. v. Apollo Co. (1908)
* Williams & Wilkins Co. v. United States (1975)
* Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc. (1984)
* Feist v. Rural (1991)
* Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. (1994)
* Quality King v. L'anza (1998)
* Eldred v. Ashcroft (2003)
* MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. (2005)
* Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Omega, S. A. (2010)
* Golan v. Holder (2012)
* Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2013)
* American Broadcasting Cos., Inc. v. Aereo, Inc. (2014)
* Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands (2017)
* Fourth Estate v. Wall-Street.com (2019)
* Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. (2020)
* Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. (2021)
* Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (2023)

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Appeals courts|

* Berlin v. E.C. Publications, Inc. (2d Cir. 1964)
* Roth Greeting Cards v. United Card Co. (9th Cir. 1970)
* Eltra Corp. v. Ringer (4th Cir. 1978)
* Walt Disney Productions v. Air Pirates (9th Cir. 1978)
* Midway Manufacturing Co. v. Artic International, Inc. (7th Cir. 1983)
* Apple Computer, Inc. v. Franklin Computer Corp. (3d Cir. 1983)
* Fisher v. Dees (9th Cir. 1986)
* Whelan v. Jaslow (3d Cir. 1986)
* Vault Corp. v. Quaid Software Ltd. (5th Cir. 1988)
* Rogers v. Koons (2nd Cir. 1992)
* Computer Associates International, Inc. v. Altai, Inc. (2d Cir. 1992)
* American Geophysical Union v. Texaco, Inc. (2nd Cir. 1995)
* Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P. v. Penguin Books USA, Inc.(9th Cir. 1997)
* Itar-Tass Russian News Agency v. Russian Kurier, Inc. (2d Cir. 1998)
* Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. v. Connectix Corp. (9th Cir. 2000)
* Nunez v. Caribbean Int'l News Corp. (1st Cir. 2000)
* A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. (9th Cir. 2001)
* Veeck v. Southern Building Code Congress Int'l (5th Cir. 2002)
* Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corp. (9th Cir. 2002 / 2003)
* In re Aimster Copyright Litigation (7th Cir. 2003)
* NXIVM Corp. v. Ross Institute (2d Cir. 2004)
* BMG Music v. Gonzalez (7th Cir. 2005)
* Bill Graham Archives v. Dorling Kindersley, Ltd. (2nd Cir. 2006)
* Blanch v. Koons (2nd Cir. 2006)
* Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc. (9th Cir. 2006)
* Cartoon Network, LP v. CSC Holdings, Inc. (2nd Cir. 2008)
* Ahanchian v. Xenon Pictures, Inc. (9th Cir. 2010)
* Penguin Group (USA) Inc. v. American Buddha (2d Cir. 2011)
* Monge v. Maya Magazines, Inc. (9th Cir. 2012)
* Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube, Inc. (2d Cir. 2012)
* Seltzer v. Green Day, Inc (9th Cir. 2013)
* Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google, Inc. (2d Cir. 2015)
* Lenz v. Universal Music Corp. (9th Cir. 2015)
* Naruto v. Slater (9th Cir. 2018)

Lower courts|

* Folsom v. Marsh (C.C.D. Mass. 1841)
* Elektra Records Co. v. Gem Electronic Distributors, Inc. (E.D.N.Y. 1973)
* Broderbund Software Inc. v. Unison World, Inc. (N.D. Cal. 1986)
* Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Frena (M.D. Fla. 1993)
* Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp. (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
* RealNetworks, Inc. v. Streambox, Inc. (W.D. Wash. 2000)
* Arista Records LLC v. Lime Group LLC (S.D.N.Y. 2010)
* Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2013)
* Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2015)
* Hachette v. Internet Archive (S.D.N.Y. 2023)

* Berne Convention
* Uruguay Round
* Don't Copy That Floppy
* Home Recording Rights Coalition
* Nimmer on Copyright
* "You Wouldn't Steal a Car"

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