Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 61 Part 1.djvu/676

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652 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 391-JULY 30, 1947 [61 STAT. [CHAPTER 391] AN ACT July 30, 1947 [H. R. 2083] To codify and enact into positive law title 17 of the United States Code, entitled [Public Law 281] "Copyrights". Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Title 7, .S .Code. United States of America in Congress assembled, That title 17 of the actment into positive United States Code entitled "Copyrights" is codified and enacted into law . positive law and may be cited as "Title 17, U. S . C., § -", as follows: TITLE 17-COPYRIGHTS Chap. Sec. 1. Registration of copyright------_ _ _ __ - ---- ----- ---- ---- -_ _---_ 1 Post,p. 60. 2. Infringement proceedings---------------------------------------- 101 Pot,P. 665. 3. Copyright Office ------------------------------------------------- 201 CHAPTER 1-REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHTS § 1. Exclusive rights as to copyrighted works. § 2. Rights of author or proprietor of unpublished work. § 3. Protection of component parts of work copyrighted; composite works or periodicals. § 4. All writings of author included. § 5. Classification of works for registration. § 6. Registration of prints and labels. § 7. Copyright on compilations of works in public domain or of copyrighted works; subsisting copyrights not affected. § 8. Copyright not to subsist in works in public domain, or published prior to July 1, 1909, and not already copyrighted, or Government publications; publication by Government of copyrighted material. § 9. Authors or proprietors, entitled; aliens. § 10. Publication of work with notice. § 11. Registration of claim and issuance of certificate. § 12. Works not reproduced for sale. § 13. Deposit of copies after publication; action or proceeding for infringement. § 14. Same; failure to deposit; demand; penalty. § 15. Same; postmaster's receipt; transmission by mall without cost. § 16. Mechanical work to be done in United States. § 17. Affidavit to accompany copies. § 18. Making false affidavit. § 19. Notice; form. § 20. Same; place of application of; one notice in each volume or number of newspaper or periodical. § 21. Same; effect of accidental omission from copy or copies. § 22. Ad interim protection of book published abroad. § 23. Same; extension to full term. § 24. Duration; renewal and extension. § 25. Renewal of copyrights registered in Patent Office under repealed law. § 26. Terms defined. § 27. Copyright distinct from property in object copyrighted; effect of sale of object, and of assignment of copyright. § 28. Assignments and bequests. § 29. Same; executed in foreign country; acknowledgment and certificate. § 30. Same; record. § 31. Same; certificate of record. § 32. Same; use of name of assignee in notice. § 1. EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS S TO COPRIGHTED WORKs.- Any person entitled thereto, upon complying with the provisions of this title, shall have the exclusive right: