17 - 1 SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT (§§ 101 to 122) 17 - 1 - 1 Definitions 17 - 1 - 2 Subject matter of copyright: In general 17 - 1 - 3  Subject matter of copyright: Compilations and derivative works 17 - 1 - 4  Subject matter of copyright: National origin 17 - 1 - 5 Copyright in restored works 17 - 1 - 6 Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works 17 - 1 - 7 Exclusive rights in copyrighted works 17 - 1 - 8 Rights of certain authors to attribution and integrity 17 - 1 - 9  Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use 17 - 1 - 10  Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives 17 - 1 - 11  Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances and displays 17 - 1 - 12 Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of broadcast programming by cable 17 - 1 - 13 Limitations on exclusive rights: Ephemeral recordings 17 - 1 - 14 Scope of exclusive rights in pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works 17 - 1 - 15 Scope of exclusive rights in sound recordings 17 - 1 - 16 Scope of exclusive rights in nondramatic musical works: Compulsory license for making and distributing phonorecords 17 - 1 - 17 Negotiated licenses for public performances by means of coin-operated phonorecord players 17 - 1 - 18 Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs 17 - 1 - 19 Scope of exclusive rights: Use of certain works in connection with noncommercial broadcasting 17 - 1 - 20 Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of distant television programming by satellite 17 - 1 - 21 Scope of exclusive rights in architectural works 17 - 1 - 22 Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities 17 - 1 - 23 Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of local television programming by satellite

17 - 2 COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER (§§ 201 to 205) 17 - 2 - 1 Ownership of copyright 17 - 2 - 2 Ownership of copyright as distinct from ownership of material object 17 - 2 - 3 Termination of transfers and licenses granted by the author 17 - 2 - 4 Execution of transfers of copyright ownership 17 - 2 - 5 Recordation of transfers and other documents

17 - 3 DURATION OF COPYRIGHT (§§ 301 to 305) 17 - 3 - 1  Preemption with respect to other laws 17 - 3 - 2  Duration of copyright: Works created on or after January 1, 1978 17 - 3 - 3 Duration of copyright: Works created but not published or copyrighted before January 1, 1978 17 - 3 - 4 Duration of copyright: Subsisting copyrights 17 - 3 - 5 Duration of copyright: Terminal date

17 - 4 COPYRIGHT NOTICE, DEPOSIT, AND REGISTRATION (§§ 401 to 412) 17 - 4 - 1 Notice of copyright: Visually perceptible copies 17 - 4 - 2 Notice of copyright: Phonorecords of sound recordings 17 - 4 - 3 Notice of copyright: Publications incorporating United States Government works 17 - 4 - 4 Notice of copyright: Contributions to collective works 17 - 4 - 5 Notice of copyright: Omission of notice on certain copies and phonorecords 17 - 4 - 6 Notice of copyright: Error in name or date on certain copies and phonorecords 17 - 4 - 7 Deposit of copies or phonorecords for Library of Congress 17 - 4 - 8 Copyright registration in general 17 - 4 - 9 Application for copyright registration 17 - 4 - 10 Registration of claim and issuance of certificate 17 - 4 - 11 Registration and civil infringement actions 17 - 4 - 12 Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement

17 - 5 COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND REMEDIES (§§ 501 to 513) 17 - 5 - 1  Infringement of copyright 17 - 5 - 2 Remedies for infringement: Injunctions 17 - 5 - 3 Remedies for infringement: Impounding and disposition of infringing articles 17 - 5 - 4 Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits 17 - 5 - 5 Remedies for infringement: Costs and attorney’s fees 17 - 5 - 6 Criminal offenses 17 - 5 - 7  Limitations on actions 17 - 5 - 8 Notification of filing and determination of actions 17 - 5 - 9 Remedies for alteration of programming by cable systems 17 - 5 - 10 Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of copyright 17 - 5 - 11 Limitations on liability relating to material online 17 - 5 - 12 Determination of reasonable license fees for individual proprietors Repealed. Oct. 13, 2008,

17 - 6  IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION (§§ 601 to 603) 17 - 6 - 1  Infringing importation or exportation of copies or phonorecords 17 - 6 - 2 Importation prohibitions: Enforcement and disposition of excluded articles Repealed. Dec. 9, 2010,

17 - 7 COPYRIGHT OFFICE (§§ 701 to 710) 17 - 7 - 1 The Copyright Office: General responsibilities and organization 17 - 7 - 2 Copyright Office regulations 17 - 7 - 3 Effective date of actions in Copyright Office 17 - 7 - 4  Retention and disposition of articles deposited in Copyright Office 17 - 7 - 5 Copyright Office records: Preparation, maintenance, public inspection, and searching 17 - 7 - 6 Copies of Copyright Office records 17 - 7 - 7 Copyright Office forms and publications 17 - 7 - 8 Copyright Office fees 17 - 7 - 9 Delay in delivery caused by disruption of postal or other services Repealed. Oct. 27, 2000,

17 - 8 PROCEEDINGS BY COPYRIGHT ROYALTY JUDGES (§§ 801 to 805) 17- 8 - 1  Copyright Royalty Judges; appointment and functions 17- 8 - 2  Copyright Royalty Judgeships; staff 17- 8 - 3 Proceedings of Copyright Royalty Judges 17- 8 - 4 Institution of proceedings 17- 8 - 5 General rule for voluntarily negotiated agreements

17 - 9 PROTECTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PRODUCTS (§§ 901 to 914) 17 - 9 - 1 Definitions 17 - 9 - 2 Subject matter of protection 17 - 9 - 3 Ownership, transfer, licensing, and recordation 17 - 9 - 4 Duration of protection 17 - 9 - 5 Exclusive rights in mask works 17 - 9 - 6 Limitation on exclusive rights: reverse engineering; first sale 17 - 9 - 7 Limitation on exclusive rights: innocent infringement 17 - 9 - 8 Registration of claims of protection 17 - 9 - 9 Mask work notice 17 - 9 - 10 Enforcement of exclusive rights 17 - 9 - 11 Civil actions 17 - 9 - 12  Relation to other laws 17 - 9 - 13 Transitional provisions 17 - 9 - 14  International transitional provisions

17 - 10  DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES AND MEDIA (§§ 1001 to 1010) 17 - 10 - 1 DEFINITIONS (§ 1001) 17 - 10 - 2 COPYING CONTROLS (§ 1002) 17 - 10 - 3  ROYALTY PAYMENTS (§§ 1003 to 1007) 17 - 10 - 4 PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN INFRINGEMENT ACTIONS, REMEDIES, AND ARBITRATION (§§ 1008 to 1010)

17 - 11 SOUND RECORDINGS AND MUSIC VIDEOS (§ 1101) 17 - 11 - 1 Unauthorized fixation and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos

17 - 12 COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 1201 to 1205) 17 - 12 - 1 Circumvention of copyright protection systems 17 - 12 - 2  Integrity of copyright management information 17 - 12 - 3 Civil remedies 17 - 12 - 4 Criminal offenses and penalties 17 - 12 - 5  Savings clause

17 - 13 PROTECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS (§§ 1301 to 1332) 17 - 13 - 1 Designs protected 17 - 13 - 2 Designs not subject to protection 17 - 13 - 3 Revisions, adaptations, and rearrangements 17 - 13 - 4 Commencement of protection 17 - 13 - 5 Term of protection 17 - 13 - 6 Design notice 17 - 13 - 7 Effect of omission of notice 17 - 13 - 8 Exclusive rights 17 - 13 - 9 Infringement 17 - 13 - 10 Application for registration 17 - 13 - 11 Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign country 17 - 13 - 12 Oaths and acknowledgments 17 - 13 - 13 Examination of application and issue or refusal of registration 17 - 13 - 14 Certification of registration 17 - 13 - 15 Publication of announcements and indexes 17 - 13 - 16 Fees 17 - 13 - 17 Regulations 17 - 13 - 18 Copies of records 17 - 13 - 19 Correction of errors in certificates 17 - 13 - 20 Ownership and transfer 17 - 13 - 21 Remedy for infringement 17 - 13 - 22  Injunctions 17 - 13 - 23 Recovery for infringement 17 - 13 - 24 Power of court over registration 17 - 13 - 25  Liability for action on registration fraudulently obtained 17 - 13 - 26 Penalty for false marking 17 - 13 - 27 Penalty for false representation 17 - 13 - 28 Enforcement by Treasury and Postal Service 17 - 13 - 29 Relation to design patent law 17 - 13 - 30 Common law and other rights unaffected 17 - 13 - 31 Administrator; Office of the Administrator 17 - 13 - 32 No retroactive effect