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Title 17
Chapter 3
§ 302. Duration of copyright: Wo...
§ 304. Duration of copyright: Su...
§ 302. Duration of copyright: Wo...
§ 304. Duration of copyright: Su...
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Notes
§ 303.
Duration of copyright: Works created but not published or copyrighted before
January 1, 1978
(a)
Copyright in a work created before
January 1, 1978
, but not theretofore in the public domain or copyrighted, subsists from
January 1, 1978
, and endures for the term provided by section 302. In no case, however, shall the term of copyright in such a work expire before
December 31, 2002
; and, if the work is published on or before
December 31, 2002
, the term of copyright shall not expire before
December 31, 2047
.
(b)
The distribution before
January 1, 1978
, of a phonorecord shall not for any purpose constitute a publication of any musical work, dramatic work, or literary work embodied therein.
(
Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 101
,
Oct. 19, 1976
,
90 Stat. 2573
;
Pub. L. 105–80, § 11
,
Nov. 13, 1997
,
111 Stat. 1534
;
Pub. L. 105–298, title I, § 102(c)
,
Oct. 27, 1998
,
112 Stat. 2827
;
Pub. L. 111–295, § 5(a)
,
Dec. 9, 2010
,
124 Stat. 3181
.)
cite as:
17 USC 303
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