Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code, Circular 92 eBook

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Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code, Circular 92 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 350 pages of information about Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code, Circular 92.

7 The Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999 amended the heading for section 510 by substituting “programming” for “programing” and, in subsection (b), by substituting “statutory” for “compulsory.”  Pub.  L. No. 106-113, 113 Stat. 1501, app.  I at 1501A-543.

8 In 1990, the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act added section 511.  Pub.  L. No. 101-553, 104 Stat. 2749.  In 1999, a technical correction amended subsection 511(a) by inserting “121” in lieu of “119.”  Pub.  L. No. 106-44, 113 Stat. 221, 222.

9 In 1998, the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act added section 512.  Pub.  L. No. 105-304, 112 Stat. 2860, 2877.  In 1999, a technical correction deleted the heading for paragraph (2) of section 512(e), which was “Injunctions.”  Pub.  L. No. 106-44, 113 Stat. 221, 222.

10 The Fairness in Music Licensing Act of 1998 added section 513.  Pub.  L. No. 105-298, 112 Stat. 2827, 2831.  This section was originally designated as section 512.  However, because two sections 512 had been enacted into law in 1998, a technical amendment redesignated this as section 513.  Pub.  L. No. 106-44, 113 Stat. 221.  See also endnote 2*, supra.*

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Chapter 6

Manufacturing Requirements and Importation

+ 601.  Manufacture, importation, and public distribution of certain
copies
+ 602.  Infringing importation of copies or phonorecords
+ 603.  Importation prohibitions:  Enforcement and disposition of
excluded articles

Section 601.  Manufacture, importation, and public distribution of certain copies [1]

(a) Prior to July 1, 1986, and except as provided by subsection (b), the importation into or public distribution in the United States of copies of a work consisting preponderantly of nondramatic literary material that is in the English language and is protected under this title is prohibited unless the portions consisting of such material have been manufactured in the United States or Canada.

(b) The provisions of subsection (a) do not apply-

(1) where, on the date when importation is sought or public distribution in the United States is made, the author of any substantial part of such material is neither a national nor a domiciliary of the United States or, if such author is a national of the United States, he or she has been domiciled outside the United States for a continuous period of at least one year immediately preceding that date; in the case of a work made for hire, the exemption provided by this clause does not apply unless a substantial part of the work was prepared for an employer or other person who is not a national or domiciliary of the United States or a domestic corporation or enterprise;

(2) where the United States Customs Service is presented with an import statement issued under the seal of the Copyright Office, in which case a total of no more than two thousand copies of any one such work shall be allowed entry; the import statement shall be issued upon request to the copyright owner or to a person designated by such owner at the time of registration for the work under section 408 or at any time thereafter;

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