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U.S. Code / Title 17 — Copyrights
Title 17Chapter

Chapter 4—Copyright Notice, Deposit, and Registration

Contents

  1. § 401. Notice of copyright: Visually perceptible copies
  2. § 402. Notice of copyright: Phonorecords of sound recordings
  3. § 403. Notice of copyright: Publications incorporating United States Government works
  4. § 404. Notice of copyright: Contributions to collective works
  5. § 405. Notice of copyright: Omission of notice on certain copies and phonorecords
  6. § 406. Notice of copyright: Error in name or date on certain copies and phonorecords
  7. § 407. Deposit of copies or phonorecords for Library of Congress
  8. § 408. Copyright registration in general
  9. § 409. Application for copyright registration
  10. § 410. Registration of claim and issuance of certificate
  11. § 411. Registration and civil infringement actions
  12. § 412. Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement

Citation

Cite as
Title 17, U.S. Code
Edition
United States Code, 2024 Edition
Current through
01/06/2025

Official sources

Current text and notes (House OLRC)GPO edition on govinfoAbout the Statutes at Large

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