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17 U.S.C. § 1309

Infringement

United States · Title 17 — COPYRIGHTS · Status: effective

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17 U.S.C. § 1309, Infringement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448591
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Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be infringement of the exclusive rights in a design protected under this chapter for any person, without the consent of the owner of the design, within the United States and during the term of such protection, to— A seller or distributor of an infringing article who did not make or import the article shall be deemed to have infringed on a design protected under this chapter only if that person—

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 105-304(H.R. 2281)1998-10-28
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally