oluntary agreement, before the effective date set forth in subsection
(a) [December 17, 1993] shall remain in effect until modified by
voluntary agreement or pursuant to the amendments made by this Act."
Pub. L. No. 103-198, 107 Stat. 2304, 2313.

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Chapter 11 [1]

Sound Recordings and Music Videos

+ 1101. Unauthorized fixation and trafficking in sound recordings and
music videos

Section 1101. Unauthorized fixation and trafficking in sound recordings and
music videos

(a) Unauthorized Acts. Anyone who, without the consent of the performer
or performers involved-

(1) fixes the sounds or sounds and images of a live musical performance
in a copy or phonorecord, or reproduces copies or phonorecords of such a
performance from an unauthorized fixation,

(2) transmits or otherwise communicates to the public the sounds or
sounds and images of a live musical performance, or

(3) distributes or offers to distribute, sells or offers to sell, rents
or offers to rent, or traffics in any copy or phonorecord fixed as
described in paragraph (1), regardless of whether the fixations occurred
in the United States,

shall be subject to the remedies provided in sections 502 through 505,
to the same extent as an infringer of copyright.

(b) Definition. As used in this section, the term "traffic in" means
transport, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, to another, as
consideration for anything of value, or make or obtain control of with
intent to transport, transfer, or dispose of.

(c) Applicability. This section shall apply to any act or acts that
occur on or after the date of the enactment of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act.

(d) State Law Not Preempted. Nothing in this section may be construed to
annul or limit any rights or remedies under the common law or statutes
of any State.

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Chapter 11 Endnote

1 In 1994, the Uruguay Round Agreements Act added chapter 11, entitled
"Sound Recordings and Music Videos," to title 17. Pub. L. No. 103-465,
108 Stat. 4809, 4974.

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Chapter 12 [1] Copyright Protection and Management Systems

+ 1201. Circumvention of copyright protection systems
+ 1202. Integrity of copyright management information
+ 1203. Civil remedies
+ 1204. Criminal offenses and penalties
+ 1205. Savings clause

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