What US Copyright Act (17 USC ch 1): Subject Matter, Exclusive Rights, Fair Use and Infringement requires
The Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C.) is the federal statute governing copyright in the United States, administered for registration and deposit by the United States Copyright Office. Section 101 supplies the definitions. Section 102 sets the subject matter of copyright: original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression, while excluding ideas, procedures and methods of operation. Section 103 covers compilations and derivative works. Section 106 grants the exclusive rights of the copyright owner: reproduction, preparation of derivative works, distribution, public performance and public display, and section 106A grants certain authors of visual art the rights of attribution and integrity. The exclusive rights are limited: section 107 codifies the fair use defense by reference to the four statutory factors, section 108 permits certain reproduction by libraries and archives, section 109 codifies the first sale doctrine governing the effect of a transfer of a particular copy, and section 110 exempts certain performances and displays. Infringement and remedies are addressed in Chapter 5: section 501 defines infringement of copyright as the violation of any of the exclusive rights, and the following sections provide for injunctions, actual or statutory damages, and, where the work was timely registered, costs and attorney fees. The Act is the legal foundation of US copyright ownership, licensing, and enforcement.
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- Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 101 - definitions.
- Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 102 - subject matter of copyright in general.
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