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Statute
Copyrights, 17 U.S.C. § 602, (Copyright Act of 1976), Infringing importation or exportation of copies or phonorecords
Citation
17 U.S.C. § 602 (2007)
Summary
Section 602 of the Copyright Act delineates when importation into the United States of copies of a work acquired outside the United States infringes a copyright holder's Section 106 exclusive right to distribute.
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