GENERAL REVISION OF THE COPYRIGHT LAW,
TITLE 17 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE
September 29, 1976.—Ordered to be printed
Mr. Kastenmeier, from the committee of conference,
submitted the following
CONFERENCE REPORT
[To accompany S. 22]
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 22) for the general revision of the Copyright Law, title 17 of the United States Code, and for other purposes having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House amendment insert the following:
TITLE I—GENERAL REVISION OF THE 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 | Sec. |
| 1. Subject matter and scope of copyright | 101 |
| 2. Copyright ownership and transfer | 201 |
| 3. Duration of copyright | 301 |
| 4. Copyright notice, deposit, and registration | 401 |
| 5. Copyright infringement and remedies | 501 |
| 6. Manufacturing requirement and importation | 601 |
| 7. Copyright office | 701 |
| 8. Copyright royalty tribunal | 801 |
Chapter 1.—Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright
Sec.
- Definitions.
- Subject matter of copyright: In general.
- Subject matter of copyright: Compilations and derivative works.
- Subject matter of copyright: National origin.
