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Statute

Copyrights, 17 USC § 412, (Copyright Act of 1976), Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement.

Citation
17 USC § 412

Summary

In any action under this title, other than an action brought for a violation of the rights of the author under section 106A(a), an action for infringement of the copyright of a work that...

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