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17 U.S.C. § 411: Registration as a condition of suit
17 U.S.C. 411 requires registration or refusal before a U.S. copyright suit.
Citation: 17 U.S.C. § 411
Type: Statute
Jurisdiction: Federal
Issuing body: U.S. Congress
Status: In force
For a U.S. work, no suit for infringement may be filed until the Copyright Office has registered the work or refused registration under subsection (a). A pending application does not satisfy the requirement. Subsection (b) provides that a good-faith mistake of fact or law does not invalidate a registration, and the court must ask the Register whether the Office would have refused registration on a knowing inaccuracy.
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