Copyright Law of the United States of America · Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Section 411. Registration as prerequisite to infringement suit.
(1) serves notice upon the infringer, not less than ten or more than thirty days before such fixation, identifying the work and the specific time and source of its first transmission, and declaring an intention to secure copyright in the work; and, (2) makes registration for the work within three months after its first transmission. Section 412. Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement. In any action under this title, other than an action instituted under section 411(b), no award of statutory damages or of attorney's fees, as provided by sections 504 and 505, shall be made for-- (1) any infringement of copyright in an unpublished work commenced before the effective date of its registration; or (2) any infringement of copyright commenced after first publication of the work and before the effective date of its registration, unless such registration is made within three months after the first publication of the work. Sec. 501. Infringement of copyright. 502. Remedies for infringement: Injunctions. 503. Remedies for infringement: Impounding and disposition of infringing articles. 504. Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits. 505. Remedies for infringement: Costs and attorney's fees. 506. Criminal offenses. 507. Limitations on actions. 508. Notification of filing and determination of actions. 509. Seizure forfeiture. 510. Remedies for alteration of programing by cable systems.
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