United States Code/Title 17/Chapter 1

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United States Code
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Title 17, Chapter 1. Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright
14851United States CodeTitle 17, Chapter 1. Subject Matter and Scope of Copyrightthe United States Government
Chapter 1—Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright

Amendment history

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Chapter 1 was added by the Act of July 30, 1947 (c. 391, 61 Stat. 652) which codified the Copyright Act of 1909 (Mar. 4, 1909, 35 Stat. 1075).

It was completely amended by the Copyright Act of 1976 (Pub. L. 94-553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2541) with effect from January 1, 1978.