Federal · Title 17 — Copyrights
17 U.S.C. § 121A: Limitations on exclusive rights: reproduction for blind or other people with disabilities in Marrakesh Treaty countries
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an authorized entity located in a country that is a Party to the Marrakesh Treaty; or an eligible person in a country that is a Party to the Marrakesh Treaty, Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 602, it is not an infringement of copyright for an authorized entity or an eligible person, or someone acting on behalf of an eligible person, acting pursuant to this section, to import copies or phonorecords of a previously published literary work or of a previously published musical work that has been fixed in the form of text or notation in accessible formats. establish that the persons the authorized entity serves are eligible persons; limit to eligible persons and authorized entities the distribution of accessible format copies by the authorized entity; discourage the reproduction and distribution of unauthorized copies; maintain due care in, and records of, the handling of copies of works by the authorized entity, while respecting the privacy of eligible persons on an equal basis with others; and the titles of works for which the authorized entity has accessible format copies or phonorecords and the specific accessible formats in which they are available; and information on the policies, practices, and authorized entity partners of the authorized entity for the cross-border exchange of accessible format copies. a cause of action under this title; or a basis for regulation by any Federal agency. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability to engage in any activity otherwise permitted under this title. the terms “accessible format”, “authorized entity”, and “eligible person” have the meanings given those terms in section 121; and the term “Marrakesh Treaty” means the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities concluded at Marrakesh, Morocco, on June 28, 2013 .
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