17 U.S.C. § 102
Subject matter of copyright: In general
United States · Title 17 — COPYRIGHTS · Status: effective
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- 17 U.S.C. § 102, Subject matter of copyright: In general, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448459
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Copyright protection subsists, in accordance with this title, in original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device. Works of authorship include the following categories:
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- An Act for the general revision of the Copyright Law, title 17 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Judicial Improvements Act of 1990House: 386–18Senate: no recorded tally