{"data":{"id":"us/17-u.s.c.-1501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"17 U.S.C. § 1501","heading":"Definitions","body":"In this chapter—(1) the term “claimant” means the real party in interest that commences a proceeding before the Copyright Claims Board under section 1506(e), pursuant to a permissible claim of infringement brought under section 1504(c)(1), noninfringement brought under section 1504(c)(2), or misrepresentation brought under section 1504(c)(3); (2) the term “counterclaimant” means a respondent in a proceeding before the Copyright Claims Board that—(A) asserts a permissible counterclaim under section 1504(c)(4) against the claimant in the proceeding; and (B) is the real party in interest with respect to the counterclaim described in subparagraph (A); (3) the term “party”—(A) means a party; and (B) includes the attorney of a party, as applicable; and (4) the term “respondent” means any person against whom a proceeding is brought before the Copyright Claims Board under section 1506(e), pursuant to a permissible claim of infringement brought under section 1504(c)(1), noninfringement brought under section 1504(c)(2), or misrepresentation brought under section 1504(c)(3).","path":["Title 17—COPYRIGHTS","CHAPTER 15—COPYRIGHT SMALL CLAIMS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc17@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:47Z","sha256":"6b75edc2b09ab0acddddfef0c2fd29c03c1f3b62340a1e959545b43f7489e38f","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/17-u.s.c.-1401","next":"us/17-u.s.c.-1502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}