Laws and Regulations, United States Code
Title 17

• 101: §101. Definitions
• 102: §102. Subject matter of copyright: In general
• 103: §103. Subject matter of copyright: Compilations and derivative works
• 104: §104. Subject matter of copyright: National origin
• 104A: §104A. Copyright in restored works
• 105: §105. Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works
• 106: §106. Exclusive rights in copyrighted works
• 106A: §106A. Rights of certain authors to attribution and integrity
• 107: §107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
• 108: §108. Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives
• 109: §109. Limitations on exclusive rights: Effect of transfer of particular copy or phonorecord
• 110: §110. Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances and displays
• 111: §111. Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of broadcast programming by cable
• 112: §112. Limitations on exclusive rights: Ephemeral recordings
• 113: §113. Scope of exclusive rights in pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
• 114: §114. Scope of exclusive rights in sound recordings
• 115: §115. Scope of exclusive rights in nondramatic musical works: Compulsory license for making and distributing phonorecords
• 116: §116. Negotiated licenses for public performances by means of coin-operated phonorecord players
• 116A: [§116A. Renumbered §116]
• 117: §117. Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs
• 118: §118. Scope of exclusive rights: Use of certain works in connection with noncommercial broadcasting
• 119: §119. Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of distant television programming by satellite
• 120: §120. Scope of exclusive rights in architectural works
• 121: §121. Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities
• 122: §122. Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of local television programming by satellite
• 1001: §1001. Definitions
• 1002: §1002. Incorporation of copying controls
• 1003: §1003. Obligation to make royalty payments
• 1004: §1004. Royalty payments
• 1005: §1005. Deposit of royalty payments and deduction of expenses
• 1006: §1006. Entitlement to royalty payments
• 1007: §1007. Procedures for distributing royalty payments
• 1008: §1008. Prohibition on certain infringement actions
• 1009: §1009. Civil remedies
• 1010: §1010. Determination of certain disputes
• 1101: §1101. Unauthorized fixation and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos
• 1201: §1201. Circumvention of copyright protection systems
• 1202: §1202. Integrity of copyright management information
• 1203: §1203. Civil remedies
• 1204: §1204. Criminal offenses and penalties
• 1205: §1205. Savings clause
• 1301: §1301. Designs protected
• 1302: §1302. Designs not subject to protection
• 1303: §1303. Revisions, adaptations, and rearrangements
• 1304: §1304. Commencement of protection
• 1305: §1305. Term of protection
• 1306: §1306. Design notice
• 1307: §1307. Effect of omission of notice
• 1308: §1308. Exclusive rights
• 1309: §1309. Infringement
• 1310: §1310. Application for registration
• 1311: §1311. Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign country
• 1312: §1312. Oaths and acknowledgments
• 1313: §1313. Examination of application and issue or refusal of registration
• 1314: §1314. Certification of registration
• 1315: §1315. Publication of announcements and indexes
• 1316: §1316. Fees
• 1317: §1317. Regulations
• 1318: §1318. Copies of records
• 1319: §1319. Correction of errors in certificates
• 1320: §1320. Ownership and transfer
• 1321: §1321. Remedy for infringement
• 1322: §1322. Injunctions
• 1323: §1323. Recovery for infringement
• 1324: §1324. Power of court over registration
• 1325: §1325. Liability for action on registration fraudulently obtained
• 1326: §1326. Penalty for false marking
• 1327: §1327. Penalty for false representation
• 1328: §1328. Enforcement by Treasury and Postal Service
• 1329: §1329. Relation to design patent law
• 1330: §1330. Common law and other rights unaffected
• 1331: §1331. Administrator; Office of the Administrator
• 1332: §1332. No retroactive effect
• 201: §201. Ownership of copyright
• 202: §202. Ownership of copyright as distinct from ownership of material object
• 203: §203. Termination of transfers and licenses granted by the author
• 204: §204. Execution of transfers of copyright ownership
• 205: §205. Recordation of transfers and other documents
• 301: §301. Preemption with respect to other laws
• 302: §302. Duration of copyright: Works created on or after January 1, 1978
• 303: §303. Duration of copyright: Works created but not published or copyrighted before January 1, 1978
• 304: §304. Duration of copyright: Subsisting copyrights
• 305: §305. Duration of copyright: Terminal date
• 401: §401. Notice of copyright: Visually perceptible copies
• 402: §402. Notice of copyright: Phonorecords of sound recordings
• 403: §403. Notice of copyright: Publications incorporating United States Government works
• 404: §404. Notice of copyright: Contributions to collective works
• 405: §405. Notice of copyright: Omission of notice on certain copies and phonorecords
• 406: §406. Notice of copyright: Error in name or date on certain copies and phonorecords
• 407: §407. Deposit of copies or phonorecords for Library of Congress
• 408: §408. Copyright registration in general
• 409: §409. Application for copyright registration
• 410: §410. Registration of claim and issuance of certificate
• 411: §411. Registration and civil infringement actions
• 412: §412. Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement
• 501: §501. Infringement of copyright
• 502: §502. Remedies for infringement: Injunctions
• 503: §503. Remedies for infringement: Impounding and disposition of infringing articles
• 504: §504. Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits
• 505: §505. Remedies for infringement: Costs and attorney's fees
• 506: §506. Criminal offenses
• 507: §507. Limitations on actions
• 508: §508. Notification of filing and determination of actions
• 509: [§509. Repealed. Pub. L. 110?403, title II, §201(b)(1), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4260]
• 510: §510. Remedies for alteration of programming by cable systems
• 511: §511. Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of copyright
• 512: §512. Limitations on liability relating to material online
• 513: §513. Determination of reasonable license fees for individual proprietors
• 601: [§601. Repealed. Pub. L. 111?295, §4(a), Dec. 9, 2010, 124 Stat. 3180]
• 602: §602. Infringing importation or exportation of copies or phonorecords
• 603: §603. Importation prohibitions: Enforcement and disposition of excluded articles
• 701: §701. The Copyright Office: General responsibilities and organization
• 702: §702. Copyright Office regulations
• 703: §703. Effective date of actions in Copyright Office
• 704: §704. Retention and disposition of articles deposited in Copyright Office
• 705: §705. Copyright Office records: Preparation, maintenance, public inspection, and searching
• 706: §706. Copies of Copyright Office records
• 707: §707. Copyright Office forms and publications
• 708: §708. Copyright Office fees
• 709: §709. Delay in delivery caused by disruption of postal or other services
• 710: [§710. Repealed. Pub. L. 106?379, §3(a)(1), Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1445]
• 801: §801. Copyright Royalty Judges; appointment and functions
• 802: §802. Copyright Royalty Judgeships; staff
• 803: §803. Proceedings of Copyright Royalty Judges
• 804: §804. Institution of proceedings
• 805: §805. General rule for voluntarily negotiated agreements
• 901: §901. Definitions
• 902: §902. Subject matter of protection
• 903: §903. Ownership, transfer, licensing, and recordation
• 904: §904. Duration of protection
• 905: §905. Exclusive rights in mask works
• 906: §906. Limitation on exclusive rights: reverse engineering; first sale
• 907: §907. Limitation on exclusive rights: innocent infringement
• 908: §908. Registration of claims of protection
• 909: §909. Mask work notice
• 910: §910. Enforcement of exclusive rights
• 911: §911. Civil actions
• 912: §912. Relation to other laws
• 913: §913. Transitional provisions
• 914: §914. International transitional provisions