PUBLIC LAW 94-553—OCT. 19, 1976
90 STAT. 2541
Public Law 94-553 94th Congress An Act For the general revision of the Copyright Law, title 17 of the United States Code, and for other purposes. Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives United States of America in Congress assembled,
Oct. 19, 1976 [S. 22]
of the Title 17, USC, copyrights.
TITLE I—GENERAL REVISION OF COPYRIGHT LAW SEC. 101. Title 17 of the United States Code, entitled "Copyrights", is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
TITLE 17—COPYRIGHTS CHAPTER
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SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER DURATION OF COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT NOTICE, DEPOSIT, AND REGISTRATION COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND REMEDIES MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENT AND IMPORTATION COPYRIGHT OFFICE COPYRIGHT ROYALTY TRIBUNAL
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Chapter 1.—SUBJECT M A T T E R A N D SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT Sec.
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101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109.
Definitions. Subject matter of copyright: In general. Subject matter of copyright: Compilations and derivative works. Subject matter of copyright: National origin. Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works. Exclusive rights in copyrighted works. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use. Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives. 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. 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. Scope of exclusive rights in nondramatic musical works: Public performances by means of coin-operated phonorecord players. 117. Scope of exclusive rights: Use in conjunction with computers and similar information systems. 118. Scope of exclusive rights: Use of certain works in connection with noncommercial broadcasting. § 101. Definitions As used in this title, the following terms and their variant forms mean the following: A n "anonymous work" is a work on the copies or phonorecords of which no natural person is identified as author. "Audiovisual works" are works that consist of a series of related images which are intrinsically intended to be shown by the use of machines or devices such as projectors, viewers, or electronic equipment, together with accompanying sounds, if any, regardless
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