Primary Sources
General Background
U.S. Code, Title 17 (June 2020 Edition)
Updated to include:
- Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act
- Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019
- Library of Congress Technical Corrections Act of 2019
- Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
U.S. Code, Title 17 (December 2016 Edition)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008 (S. 2913)
Report on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization
House Judiciary Digital Books Hearing
Report on Legal Issues in Mass Digitization
Copyright Office Letter to House Judiciary on Extended Collective Licensing
Chapter 4
Senate Report on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
House Report on the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (Part I)
House Report on the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (Part II)
Copyright Review Hearing: Section 512 of Title 17
Copyright Review Hearing: Remedies
Copyright Office Section 512 Roundtable Transcript (New York Day 1)
Copyright Office Section 512 Roundtable Transcript (New York Day 2)
Copyright Office Section 512 Roundtable Transcript (San Francisco Day 1)
Copyright Office Section 512 Roundtable Transcript (San Francisco Day 2)
Chapter 5
Report on Software-Enabled Consumer Products
1st Triennial 1201 Rulemaking (2000): Register’s Recommendation
2nd Triennial 1201 Rulemaking (2003): Register’s Recommendation
3rd Triennial 1201 Rulemaking (2006): Register’s Recommendation
4th Triennial 1201 Rulemaking (2010): Register’s Recommendation
5th Triennial 1201 Rulemaking (2012): Register’s Recommendation
6th Triennial 1201 Rulemaking (2015): Register’s Recommendation
7th Triennial 1201 Rulemaking (2018): Register’s Recommendation
Unlocking Consumer Choice & Wireless Competition Act
Unlocking Technology Act of 2015 (H.R. 1587)
Breaking Down Barriers to Innovation Act of 2015 (H.R. 1883)
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Report on Copyright and the Music Marketplace
Copyright Office Music Licensing Flowcharts
Report on Federal Copyright Protection for Pre-1972 Sound Recordings
Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act
House Judiciary Hearing on Music Licensing Reform (2005)
U.S. Department of Justice ASCAP and BMI Decree Review Closing Statement
Chapter 8
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act Section 109 Report (2009)
Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Section 302 Report (2011)
FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Set-Top Boxes
Copyright Office Letter to Rep. Blackburn on FCC’s Set-Top Box Proposal
Chapter 9
House Judiciary Copyright Office Oversight Hearing (2014)
Copyright Review Hearing: Copyright Office Modernization
Copyright Office Technical Upgrades Special Project Report
GAO Report on Library IT Infrastructure
GAO Report on the Copyright Office
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