U.S.A. Copyright Law by Library of Congress. Copyright Office (best romantic novels to read .txt) 📕

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Preface

This volume contains the text of title 17 of the *United States Code*,including all amendments enacted through the end of the second sessionof the 106th Congress in 2000. It includes the Copyright Act of 1976 andall subsequent amendments to copyright law; the Semiconductor ChipProtection Act of 1984, as amended; and the Vessel Hull DesignProtection Act, as amended. The Copyright Office is responsible forregistering claims under all three.

The United States copyright law is contained in chapters 1 through 8 and10 through 12 of title 17 of the *United States Code.* The Copyright Actof 1976, which provides the basic framework for the current copyrightlaw, was enacted on October 19, 1976 as Pub. L. No. 94-553, 90 Stat.2541. Listed below in chronological order of their enactment aresubsequent amendments to copyright law.

Chapters