4 In 1997, section 909 was amended by correcting misspellings in subsection (b)(1).  Pub.  L. No. 105-80, 111 Stat. 1529, 1535.

5 In 1990, the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act amended section 910 by adding the last two sentences to subsection (a).  Pub.  L. No. 101-553, 104 Stat. 2749, 2750.  In 1997, a technical correction amended section 910(a) by capitalizing the first word of the second sentence.  Pub.  L. No. 105-80, 111 Stat. 1529 1535.

6 In 1990, the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act amended section 911 by adding subsection (g).  Pub.  L. No. 101-553, 104 Stat. 2749, 2750.

7 In 1988, the Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act amended section 912 by deleting subsection (d) and redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).  Pub.  L. No. 100-702, 102 Stat. 4642, 4672.  The Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 amended section 912 by inserting “or 10” after “8” in subsections (a) and (b).  Pub.  L. No. 102-563, 106 Stat. 4237, 4248.

8 In 1987, section 914 was amended in subsection (e) by inserting “on July 1, 1991” in lieu of “three years after such date of enactment” and by adding the last sentence to subsection (f)(2).  Pub.  L. No. 100-159, 101 Stat. 899.  The Semiconductor International Protection Extension Act of 1991 amended section 914 by inserting “or implementing” after “enacting” in the first sentence of subsection (a)(1)(B), by changing the date in subsection (e) to “July 1, 1995” and by changing the date in the last sentence of subsection (f)(2) to “July 1, 1994.”  Pub.  L. No. 102-64, 105 Stat. 320.

On July 1, 1995, section 914 expired as required by subsection (e).  It was rendered largely unnecessary upon the entry into force on January 1, 1995, of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs)(Annex 1C to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement).  Part II, section 6 of TRIPs protects semiconductor chip products and was the basis for Presidential Proclamation No. 6780, March 23, 1995, under section 902(a)(2) extending protection to all present and future WTO members (34 countries as of February 10, 1999), as of January 1, 1996.  See Part IV of the Appendix.

For a discussion of Congressional findings regarding extending protection to semiconductor chip products of foreign entities, see Pub.  L. No. 100-159, 101 Stat. 899, and the Semiconductor International Protection Extension Act of 1991, Pub.  L. No. 102-64, 105 Stat. 320.5

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Chapter 10 [1]

Digital Audio Recording Devices and Media

  + Subchapter A—­Definitions
    + 1001.  Definitions
  + Subchapter B—­Copying Controls
    + 1002.  Incorporation of copying controls
  + Subchapter C—­Royalty Payments
    + 1003.  Obligation to make royalty payments
    + 1004.  Royalty payments
    + 1005.  Deposit of royalty