Compiled September, 2014
Our review of the annotated history for Title 17, United States Code section 501 reveals the following legislative history. Each public law (hereinafter referred to as Pub.L.) represents a separate congressional enactment or bill.
Added: Pub.L. 94–553, title I, § 101, October 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2584
Amended:
• Pub.L. 100–568, § 10(a), October 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2860 (Appears non substantive) Subsec. (b). Pub.L. 100–568 substituted “section 411” for “sections 205(d) and 411”
• Pub.L. 100–667, title II, § 202(3), November 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3957 (Added subsec. (e))
• Pub.L. 101–553, § 2(a)(1), November 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2749 (Inserted sentences at end defining “anyone” and providing that any State and any instrumentality, officer, or employee be subject to the provisions of this title in the same manner and to the same extent as any nongovernmental entity)
• Pub.L. 101–650, title VI, § 606(a), December 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5131 Subsec. (a). Pub.L. 101–650 inserted “or of the author as provided in section 106A(a)” after “118” and substituted “copyright or right of the author, as the case may be. For purposes of this chapter (other than section 506), any reference to copyright shall be deemed to include the rights conferred by section 106A(a).” for “copyright”
• Pub.L. 106–44, § 1(g)(5), August 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 222 (Appears non substantive) Subsec. (a). Pub.L. 106–44 substituted “121” for “118”
• Pub.L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title I, §§1002(b), 1011(b)(3)], November 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-527, 1501A-544. Subsec. (e). Pub.L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title I, §1011(b)(3)], substituted “performance or display of a work embodied in a primary transmission” for “primary transmission embodying the performance or display of a work” Subsec. (f). Pub.L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title I, §1002(b)], added subsec. (f).
• Pub.L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13210(4)(B), November 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1909 (Appears non substantive) Substituted “122” for “121”
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