17 U.S.C. § 1008
Prohibition on certain infringement actions
United States · Title 17 — COPYRIGHTS · Status: effective
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- 17 U.S.C. § 1008, Prohibition on certain infringement actions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448571
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No action may be brought under this title alleging infringement of copyright based on the manufacture, importation, or distribution of a digital audio recording device, a digital audio recording medium, an analog recording device, or an analog recording medium, or based on the noncommercial use by a consumer of such a device or medium for making digital musical recordings or analog musical recordings.
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.
- Audio Home Recording Act of 1992House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally