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Copyright Law of the United States and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code

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PDF Text Preface: Amendments to Title 17 since 1976
PDF Text Chapter 1: Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright
PDF Text Chapter 2: Copyright Ownership and Transfer
PDF Text Chapter 3: Duration of Copyright
PDF Text Chapter 4: Copyright Notice, Deposit, and Registration
PDF Text Chapter 5: Copyright Infringement and Remedies
PDF Text Chapter 6: Manufacturing Requirement and Importation
PDF Text Chapter 7: Copyright Office
PDF Text Chapter 8: Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels
PDF Text Chapter 9: Protection of Semiconductor Chip Products
PDF Text Chapter 10: Digital Audio Recording Devices and Media
PDF Text Chapter 11: Sound Recordings and Music Videos
PDF Text Chapter 12: Copyright Protection and Management Systems
PDF Text Chapter 13: Protection of Original Designs
PDF Text Appendix I: Transitional and Supplementary Provisions of the Copyright Act
PDF Text Appendix II: Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988
PDF Text Appendix III: Uruguay Round Agreements Act
PDF Text Appendix IV: GATT/Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) Agreement, Part II
PDF Text Appendix V: Additional Provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
PDF Text Appendix VI: Definition of "Berne Convention Work"
PDF Text Appendix VII: Selected Provisions of the U.S. Code Relating to Copyright
PDF Text Appendix VIII: Additional Provisions of the TEACH Act of 2002
PDF Text Appendix IX: Additional Provisions of the Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002



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