In the United States Code, Title 17 outlines its copyright law.^[1] It was codified into positive law on July 30, 1947.^[2] The latest version is from December 2016.

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• 17 U.S.C. ch. 1—Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright
• 17 U.S.C. ch. 2—Copyright Ownership and Transfer
• 17 U.S.C. ch. 3—Duration of Copyright
• 17 U.S.C. ch. 4—Copyright Notice, Deposit, and Registration
• 17 U.S.C. ch. 5— Infringement and Remedies
• 17 U.S.C. ch. 6—Manufacturing Requirements and Importation
• 17 U.S.C. ch. 7—Copyright Office
• 17 U.S.C. ch. 8—Proceedings by Copyright Royalty Judges
• 17 U.S.C. ch. 9—Protection of Semiconductor Chip Products
• 17 U.S.C. ch. 10—Digital Audio Recording Devices and Media
• 17 U.S.C. ch. 11—Sound Recordings and Music Videos
• 17 U.S.C. ch. 12—Copyright Protection and Management Systems
• 17 U.S.C. ch. 13—Protection of Original Designs
• 17 U.S.C. ch. 14—Unauthorized Use of Pre-1972 Sound Recordings
• 17 U.S.C. ch. 15—Copyright Small Claims

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• U.S. Code Title 17 via Wikimedia Commons
• U.S. Code Title 17 via United States Copyright Office
• U.S. Code Title 17 via United States House of Representatives
• U.S. Code Title 17, via United States Government Printing Office
• U.S. Code Title 17, via Cornell University
• Title 17 rendered in verse