17 U.S.C. § 403 — Notice of copyright: Publications incorporating United States Government works
submitted 50 years ago by Pub. L. 94-553 to r/title-17-COPYRIGHTS · 74 words · no verdicts yet
Normally, a published work needs certain copyright notice under sections 401(d) and 402(d). Those rules do not apply to a work made mostly of U.S. government material. But its copyright notice must still say which parts, if any, are protected by copyright.
Sections 401(d) and 402(d) of this title normally set requirements for a copyright notice. Those requirements do not apply to a work published in copies* or recordings that consist mostly of one or more works of the United States Government. But there is a condition: if a defendant in a copyright infringement lawsuit had access to a copy or recording carrying a copyright notice, that notice must identify — either by stating what is protected or by stating what is not — which parts of the copies or recordings are protected by copyright under this title.
Sections 401(d) and 402(d) shall not apply to a work published in copies* or phonorecords* consisting predominantly of one or more works of the United States Government unless the notice of copyright appearing on the published copies or phonorecords to which a defendant in the copyright infringement suit had access includes a statement identifying, either affirmatively or negatively, those portions of the copies or phonorecords embodying any work or works protected under this title.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2577; Pub. L. 100–568, § 7(c), Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2858.)
- 1976Enacted · Pub. L. 94-553 · 90 Stat. 2577
- 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-568 · 102 Stat. 2858
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 94-553 on 1976-10-19.
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