U.S. Copyright Act

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:U.S._Copyright_Office
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Copyright_Royalty_and_Distribution_Reform_Act_of_2004
gptkb:Copyright_Term_Extension_Act
gptkb:Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act
gptkb:Music_Modernization_Act
Copyright Renewal Act of 1992
Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:literature
musical composition
sound recordings
dramatic works
architectural works
motion pictures and other audiovisual works
pantomimes and choreographic works
pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:Title_17_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:copyrightTerm life of the author plus 70 years
gptkbp:copyrightTermForWorksForHire 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted October 19, 1976
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Copyright Act
gptkbp:includes fair use doctrine
first sale doctrine
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Copyright_Act_of_1976
gptkbp:providesFor exclusive rights to authors
limitations and exceptions to copyright
protection of original works of authorship
gptkbp:providesRemedies injunctive relief
statutory damages
actual damages
attorney's fees in some cases
gptkbp:publicDomainAfter expiration of copyright term
gptkbp:registrationOptional true
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Berne_Convention_for_the_Protection_of_Literary_and_Artistic_Works
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties
gptkbp:replacedBy Copyright Act of 1909
gptkbp:section Section 106 (exclusive rights)
Section 107 (fair use)
Section 108 (library and archives exceptions)
Section 109 (first sale doctrine)
Section 512 (safe harbor for online service providers)
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkbp:startDate January 1, 1978
gptkbp:subject gptkb:intellectual_property
gptkbp:website https://www.copyright.gov/title17/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Section_102
gptkb:Section_107_of_the_U.S._Copyright_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6