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17 U.S.C. § 403

Notice of copyright: Publications incorporating United States Government works

United States · Title 17 — COPYRIGHTS · Status: effective

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17 U.S.C. § 403, Notice of copyright: Publications incorporating United States Government works, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448499
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Sections 401(d) and 402(d) shall not apply to a work published in copies or phonorecords consisting predominantly of one or more works of the United States Government unless the notice of copyright appearing on the published copies or phonorecords to which a defendant in the copyright infringement suit had access includes a statement identifying, either affirmatively or negatively, those portions of the copies or phonorecords embodying any work or works protected under this title.

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. 94-553(S. 22)1976-10-19
    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
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-568(H.R. 4262)1988-10-31
    Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally