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17 U.S.C. § 122 · Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of local television programming by satellite
17 U.S.C. § 201 · Ownership of copyright
17 U.S.C. § 202 · Ownership of copyright as distinct from ownership of material object
17 U.S.C. § 203 · Termination of transfers and licenses granted by the author
17 U.S.C. § 204 · Execution of transfers of copyright ownership
17 U.S.C. § 205 · Recordation of transfers and other documents
17 U.S.C. § 301 · Preemption with respect to other laws
17 U.S.C. § 302 · Duration of copyright: Works created on or after January 1, 1978
17 U.S.C. § 303 · Duration of copyright: Works created but not published or copyrighted before January 1, 1978
17 U.S.C. § 304 · Duration of copyright: Subsisting copyrights
17 U.S.C. § 305 · Duration of copyright: Terminal date
17 U.S.C. § 401 · Notice of copyright: Visually perceptible copies
17 U.S.C. § 402 · Notice of copyright: Phonorecords of sound recordings
17 U.S.C. § 403 · Notice of copyright: Publications incorporating United States Government works
17 U.S.C. § 404 · Notice of copyright: Contributions to collective works
17 U.S.C. § 405 · Notice of copyright: Omission of notice on certain copies and phonorecords
17 U.S.C. § 406 · Notice of copyright: Error in name or date on certain copies and phonorecords
17 U.S.C. § 407 · Deposit of copies or phonorecords for Library of Congress
17 U.S.C. § 408 · Copyright registration in general
17 U.S.C. § 409 · Application for copyright registration
17 U.S.C. § 410 · Registration of claim and issuance of certificate
17 U.S.C. § 411 · Registration and civil infringement actions
17 U.S.C. § 412 · Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement
17 U.S.C. § 501 · Infringement of copyright
17 U.S.C. § 502 · Remedies for infringement: Injunctions
17 U.S.C. § 503 · Remedies for infringement: Impounding and disposition of infringing articles
17 U.S.C. § 504 · Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits
17 U.S.C. § 505 · Remedies for infringement: Costs and attorney’s fees
17 U.S.C. § 506 · Criminal offenses
17 U.S.C. § 507 · Limitations on actions
17 U.S.C. § 508 · Notification of filing and determination of actions
17 U.S.C. § 509 · [Repealed. Pub. L. 110–403, title II, § 201(b)(1), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4260]
17 U.S.C. § 510 · Remedies for alteration of programming by cable systems
17 U.S.C. § 511 · Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of copyright
17 U.S.C. § 512 · Limitations on liability relating to material online
17 U.S.C. § 513 · Determination of reasonable license fees for individual proprietors
17 U.S.C. § 601 · [Repealed. Pub. L. 111–295, § 4(a), Dec. 9, 2010, 124 Stat. 3180]
17 U.S.C. § 602 · Infringing importation or exportation of copies or phonorecords
17 U.S.C. § 603 · Importation prohibitions: Enforcement and disposition of excluded articles
17 U.S.C. § 701 · The Copyright Office: General responsibilities and organization
17 U.S.C. § 702 · Copyright Office regulations
17 U.S.C. § 703 · Effective date of actions in Copyright Office
17 U.S.C. § 704 · Retention and disposition of articles deposited in Copyright Office
17 U.S.C. § 705 · Copyright Office records: Preparation, maintenance, public inspection, and searching
17 U.S.C. § 706 · Copies of Copyright Office records
17 U.S.C. § 707 · Copyright Office forms and publications
17 U.S.C. § 708 · Copyright Office fees
17 U.S.C. § 709 · Delay in delivery caused by disruption of postal or other services
17 U.S.C. § 710 · Emergency relief authority
17 U.S.C. § 801 · Copyright Royalty Judges; appointment and functions
17 U.S.C. § 802 · Copyright Royalty Judgeships; staff
17 U.S.C. § 803 · Proceedings of Copyright Royalty Judges
17 U.S.C. § 804 · Institution of proceedings
17 U.S.C. § 805 · General rule for voluntarily negotiated agreements
17 U.S.C. § 901 · Definitions
17 U.S.C. § 902 · Subject matter of protection
17 U.S.C. § 903 · Ownership, transfer, licensing, and recordation
17 U.S.C. § 904 · Duration of protection
17 U.S.C. § 905 · Exclusive rights in mask works
17 U.S.C. § 906 · Limitation on exclusive rights: reverse engineering; first sale
17 U.S.C. § 907 · Limitation on exclusive rights: innocent infringement
17 U.S.C. § 908 · Registration of claims of protection
17 U.S.C. § 909 · Mask work notice
17 U.S.C. § 910 · Enforcement of exclusive rights
17 U.S.C. § 911 · Civil actions
17 U.S.C. § 912 · Relation to other laws
17 U.S.C. § 913 · Transitional provisions
17 U.S.C. § 914 · International transitional provisions
17 U.S.C. § 1001 · Definitions
17 U.S.C. § 1002 · Incorporation of copying controls
17 U.S.C. § 1003 · Obligation to make royalty payments
17 U.S.C. § 1004 · Royalty payments
17 U.S.C. § 1005 · Deposit of royalty payments and deduction of expenses
17 U.S.C. § 1006 · Entitlement to royalty payments
17 U.S.C. § 1007 · Procedures for distributing royalty payments
17 U.S.C. § 1008 · Prohibition on certain infringement actions
17 U.S.C. § 1009 · Civil remedies
17 U.S.C. § 1010 · Determination of certain disputes
17 U.S.C. § 1101 · Unauthorized fixation and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos
17 U.S.C. § 1201 · Circumvention of copyright protection systems
17 U.S.C. § 1202 · Integrity of copyright management information
17 U.S.C. § 1203 · Civil remedies
17 U.S.C. § 1204 · Criminal offenses and penalties
17 U.S.C. § 1205 · Savings clause
17 U.S.C. § 1301 · Designs protected
17 U.S.C. § 1302 · Designs not subject to protection
17 U.S.C. § 1303 · Revisions, adaptations, and rearrangements
17 U.S.C. § 1304 · Commencement of protection
17 U.S.C. § 1305 · Term of protection
17 U.S.C. § 1306 · Design notice
17 U.S.C. § 1307 · Effect of omission of notice
17 U.S.C. § 1308 · Exclusive rights
17 U.S.C. § 1309 · Infringement
17 U.S.C. § 1310 · Application for registration
17 U.S.C. § 1311 · Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign country
17 U.S.C. § 1312 · Oaths and acknowledgments
17 U.S.C. § 1313 · Examination of application and issue or refusal of registration
17 U.S.C. § 1314 · Certification of registration
17 U.S.C. § 1315 · Publication of announcements and indexes
17 U.S.C. § 1316 · Fees