United States Code/Title 17/1976-10-18/Chapter 1

by the United States Government

Chapter 1—Registration of copyright

• Section 1. Exclusive rights as to copyrighted works
• Section 2. Rights of author or proprietor of unpublished work
• Section 3. Protection of component parts of work copyrighted; composite works or periodicals
• Section 4. All writings of author included
• Section 5. Classification of works for registration
• Section 6. Registration of prints and labels
• Section 7. Copyright on compilations of works in public domain or of copyrighted works; subsisting copyrights not affected
• Section 8. Copyright not to subsist in works in public domain, or published prior to July 1, 1909, and not already copyrighted, or Government publications; publication by Government of copyrighted material
• Section 9. Authors or proprietors, entitled; aliens
• Section 10. Publication of work with notice
• Section 11. Registration of claim and issuance of certificate
• Section 12. Works not reproduced for sale
• Section 13. Deposit of copies after publication; action or proceeding for infringement
• Section 14. Deposit of copies after publication; failure to deposit; demand; penalty
• Section 15. Deposit of copies after publication; postmaster's receipt; transmission by mail without cost
• Section 16. Mechanical work to be done in United States
• Section 17. Affidavit to accompany copies
• Section 18. Making false affidavit
• Section 19. Notice; form
• Section 20. Notice; place of application of, one notice in each volume or number of newspaper or periodical
• Section 21. Notice; effect of accidental omission from copy or copies
• Section 22. Ad interim protection of book or periodical published abroad
• Section 23. Ad interim protection of book or periodical published abroad; extension to full term
• Section 24. Duration, renewal and extension
• Section 25. Renewal of copyrights registered in Patent Office under repealed law
• Section 26. Terms defined
• Section 27. Copyright distinct from property in object copyrighted; effect of sale of object, and of assignment of copyright
• Section 28. Assignments and bequests
• Section 29. Assignments and bequests; executed in foreign country; acknowledgment and certificate
• Section 30. Assignments and bequests; record
• Section 31. Assignments and bequests; certificate of record
• Section 32. Assignments and bequests; use of name of assignee in notice

Amendment history

Chapter 1 was added by the Act of July 30, 1947 (c. 391, 61 Stat. 652) which codified the Copyright Act of 1909 (Mar. 4, 1909, 35 Stat. 1075). It was completely amended by the Copyright Act of 1976 (Pub. L. 94-553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2541).