U.S. Copyright Office - Copyright Law of the United States

The pdf version of the copyright law is up to date. However, the text version is in the process of revision and does not reflect amendments made by three enactments approved in October 2008:

Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-403), signed Oct. 13, 2008
Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-435), signed Oct. 16, 2008
Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008 (P.L. 110-434), signed Oct. 16, 2008

Complete version of the U.S. Copyright Law, October 2009 [PDF format = 1.6 Mb]

The text documents below do not yet reflect changes made by the laws listed above. Revised version will be posted soon.
		Preface: Amendments to Title 17 since 1976
		Chapter 1: Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright
		Chapter 2: Copyright Ownership and Transfer
		Chapter 3: Duration of Copyright
		Chapter 4: Copyright Notice, Deposit, and Registration
		Chapter 5: Copyright Infringement and Remedies
		Chapter 6: Manufacturing Requirement and Importation
		Chapter 7: Copyright Office
		Chapter 8: Proceedings by Copyright Royalty Judges
		Chapter 9: Protection of Semiconductor Chip Products
		Chapter 10: Digital Audio Recording Devices and Media
		Chapter 11: Sound Recordings and Music Videos
		Chapter 12: Copyright Protection and Management Systems
		Chapter 13: Protection of Original Designs
		Appendix A: The Copyright Act of 1976
		Appendix B: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
		Appendix C: The Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004
		Appendix D: The Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004
		Appendix E: The Intellectual Property Protection and Courts Amendments Act of 2004
		Appendix F: Title 18—Crimes and Criminal Procedure, U.S. Code
		Appendix G: Title 28—Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, U. S. Code
		Appendix H: Title 44—Public Printing and Documents, U. S. Code
		Appendix I: The Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988
		Appendix J: The Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994
		Appendix K: GATT⁄Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) Agreement, Part II
		Appendix L: Definition of “Berne Convention Work”

This publication is also known as Circular 92.

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