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17 U.S.C. § 121

Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities

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17 U.S.C. § 121, Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448481
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Copies or phonorecords to which this section applies shall— Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, it is not an infringement of copyright for a publisher of print instructional materials for use in elementary or secondary schools to create and distribute to the National Instructional Materials Access Center copies of the electronic files described in sections 612(a)(23)(C), 613(a)(6), and section 674(e) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that contain the contents of print instructional materials using the National Instructional Material Accessibility Standard (as defined in section 674(e)(3) of that Act), if— For purposes of this section, the term— “eligible person” means an individual who, regardless of any other disability—

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 104-197(H.R. 3754)1996-09-16
    Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997
    House: 397–22Senate: 93–6
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-379(H.R. 5107)2000-10-27
    Work Made for Hire and Copyright Corrections Act of 2000
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-273(H.R. 2215)2002-11-02
    21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act
    House: 400–4Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-446(H.R. 1350)2004-12-03
    Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
    House: 397–3Senate: 95–3
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-261(S. 2559)2018-10-09
    Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally