17 U.S.C. § 1202: Integrity of copyright management information

provide copyright management information that is false, or distribute or import for distribution copyright management information that is false. intentionally remove or alter any copyright management information, distribute or import for distribution copyright management information knowing that the copyright management information has been removed or altered without authority of the copyright owner or the law, or distribute, import for distribution, or publicly perform works, copies of works, or phonorecords, knowing that copyright management information has been removed or altered without authority of the copyright owner or the law, The title and other information identifying the work, including the information set forth on a notice of copyright. The name of, and other identifying information about, the author of a work. The name of, and other identifying information about, the copyright owner of the work, including the information set forth in a notice of copyright. With the exception of public performances of works by radio and television broadcast stations, the name of, and other identifying information about, a performer whose performance is fixed in a work other than an audiovisual work. With the exception of public performances of works by radio and television broadcast stations, in the case of an audiovisual work, the name of, and other identifying information about, a writer, performer, or director who is credited in the audiovisual work. Terms and conditions for use of the work. Identifying numbers or symbols referring to such information or links to such information. Such other information as the Register of Copyrights may prescribe by regulation, except that the Register of Copyrights may not require the provision of any information concerning the user of a copyrighted work. This section does not prohibit any lawfully authorized investigative, protective, information security, or intelligence activity of an officer, agent, or employee of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State, or a person acting pursuant to a contract with the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State. For purposes of this subsection, the term “information security” means activities carried out in order to identify and address the vulnerabilities of a government computer, computer system, or computer network. avoiding the activity that constitutes such violation is not technically feasible or would create an undue financial hardship on such person; and such person did not intend, by engaging in such activity, to induce, enable, facilitate, or conceal infringement of a right under this title. the placement of such information by someone other than such person is not in accordance with such standard; and the activity that constitutes such violation is not intended to induce, enable, facilitate, or conceal infringement of a right under this title. the transmission of such information by such person would result in a perceptible visual or aural degradation of the digital signal; or an applicable government regulation relating to transmission of information in a digital signal; an applicable industry-wide standard relating to the transmission of information in a digital signal that was adopted by a voluntary consensus standards body prior to the effective date of this chapter; or an applicable industry-wide standard relating to the transmission of information in a digital signal that was adopted in a voluntary, consensus standards-setting process open to participation by a representative cross-section of broadcast stations or cable systems and copyright owners of a category of works that are intended for public performance by such stations or systems. the term “broadcast station” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 153 ); and the term “cable system” has the meaning given that term in section 602 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 522 ).