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<p>This publication contains the text of Title 17 of the <em>United States Code</em>, including all amendments enacted by Congress through December 23, 2024. It includes the Copyright Act of 1976 and all subsequent amendments to copyright law; the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984, as amended; and the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act, as amended. The Copyright Office is responsible for registering intellectual property claims under all three.</p>
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<p>The United States copyright law is contained in chapters 1 through 8 and 10 through 12 of Title 17 of the <em>United States Code</em>. The Copyright Act of 1976, which provides the basic framework for the current copyright law, was enacted on October 19, 1976, as Pub. L. No. 94-553, 90 Stat. 2541. The 1976 Act was a comprehensive revision of the copyright law in Title 17. Listed below in chronological order of their enactment are the Copyright Act of 1976 and subsequent amendments to Title 17.</p>
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<p>This edition adds three pieces of copyright legislation enacted since the last printed edition of the circular in May 2021: the Artistic Recognition for Talented Students Act, signed into law in October 2022, the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, signed into law in December 2022, and the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, signed into law in December 2024.</p>
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<h3 class="h6 mb-4"><strong>Preface:</strong> <a href="/title17/92preface.html" class="font-weight-normal">Amendments to Title 17 since 1976</a></h3>
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<h3 class="h6 text-secondary"> Title 17 of the <em>United States Code</em></h3>
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<h3 class="h6 text-secondary">Transitional and Related Statutory Provisions</h3>
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<dd><a href="/title17/92appa.html">The Copyright Act of 1976</a></dd>
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<dd><a href="/title17/92appb.html">The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998</a></dd>
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<dd><a href="/title17/92appc.html">The Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004</a></dd>
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<dd><a href="/title17/92appe.html">The Intellectual Property Protection and Courts Amendments Act of 2004</a></dd>
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<dd><a href="/title17/92appf.html">The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008</a></dd>
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<dd><a href="/title17/92appg.html">The Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010</a></dd>
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<dt class="bold">Appendix I:</dt>
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<dd><a href="/title17/92appk.html">Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act</a></dd>
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