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17 U.S.C. § 121A

Limitations on exclusive rights: reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities in Marrakesh Treaty countries

United States · Title 17 — COPYRIGHTS · Status: effective

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17 U.S.C. § 121A, Limitations on exclusive rights: reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities in Marrakesh Treaty countries, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448482
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Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 602, it is not an infringement of copyright for an authorized entity, acting pursuant to this section, to export copies or phonorecords of a previously published literary work or of a previously published musical work that has been fixed in the form of text or notation in accessible formats to another country when the exportation is made either to— In conducting activities under subsection (a) or (b), an authorized entity shall establish and follow its own practices, in keeping with its particular circumstances, to— facilitate effective cross-border exchange of accessible format copies by making publicly available— Nothing in this section shall be construed to establish— For purposes of this section—

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 115-261(S. 2559)2018-10-09
    Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally