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19 U.S.C. § 4343

Enforcement by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of works for which copyright registration is pending

United States · Title 19 — CUSTOMS DUTIES · Status: effective

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19 U.S.C. § 4343, Enforcement by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of works for which copyright registration is pending, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/451246
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Not later than the date that is 180 days after February 24, 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall authorize a process pursuant to which the Commissioner shall enforce a copyright for which the owner has submitted an application for registration under title 17 with the United States Copyright Office, to the same extent and in the same manner as if the copyright were registered with the Copyright Office, including by sharing information, images, and samples of merchandise suspected of infringing the copyright under section 1628a of this title.

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