§101. Definitions — Inbound Citations

Citations to 17 U.S.C. § 101 as a whole

• 2 U.S.C. § 179u(3)

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  (3) the term “film” means a “motion picture” as defined in section 101 of title 17, except that such term does not include any work not originally fixed on film stock, such as a work fixed on videotape or laser disk;
• 2 U.S.C. § 179u(4)

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  (4) the term “publication” means “publication” as defined in section 101 of title 17; and
• 2 U.S.C. § 1741(3)

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  (3) The term “sound recording” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 17.
• 2 U.S.C. § 1741(4)

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  (4) The term “publication” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 17.
• 15 U.S.C. § 8131(1)(B)

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  (B) A person who in good faith registers a domain name consisting of the name of another living person, or a name substantially and confusingly similar thereto, shall not be liable under this paragraph if such name is used in, affiliated with, or related to a work of authorship protected under title 17, including a work made for hire as defined in section 101 of title 17, and if the person registering the domain name is the copyright owner or licensee of the work, the person intends to sell the domain name in conjunction with the lawful exploitation of the work, and such registration is not prohibited by a contract between the registrant and the named person. The exception under this subparagraph shall apply only to a civil action brought under paragraph (1) and shall in no manner limit the protections afforded under the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) or other provision of Federal or State law.
• 17 U.S.C. § 106A(c)(3)

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  (3) The rights described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall not apply to any reproduction, depiction, portrayal, or other use of a work in, upon, or in any connection with any item described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of the definition of “work of visual art” in section 101, and any such reproduction, depiction, portrayal, or other use of a work is not a destruction, distortion, mutilation, or other modification described in paragraph (3) of subsection (a).
• 17 U.S.C. § 114(j)(5)

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  (5) A “digital audio transmission” is a digital transmission as defined in section 101, that embodies the transmission of a sound recording. This term does not include the transmission of any audiovisual work.
• 17 U.S.C. § 1401(f)(6)(B)

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  (B) Any term used in this section that is defined in section 101 shall have the meaning given that term in section 101.
• 18 U.S.C. § 2319(f)(3)

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  (3) the term “financial gain” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 17; and
• 18 U.S.C. § 2319B(g)(1)

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  (1) The terms “audiovisual work”, “copy”, “copyright owner”, “motion picture”, “motion picture exhibition facility”, and “transmit” have, respectively, the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 17.
• 18 U.S.C. § 2319C(a)(1)

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  (1) the terms “audiovisual work”, “computer program”, “copies”, “copyright owner”, “digital transmission”, “financial gain”, “motion picture”, “motion picture exhibition facility”, “perform”, “phonorecords”, “publicly” (with respect to performing a work), “sound recording”, and “transmit” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 17;
• 26 U.S.C. § 181(f)

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  (f) For purposes of this section, the term “qualified sound recording production” means a sound recording (as defined in section 101 of title 17, United States Code) produced and recorded in the United States.
• 28 U.S.C. § 137(b)(1)(A)

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  (A) In this paragraph, the term “performing rights society” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 17.
• 28 U.S.C. § 4001(a)(1)

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  (1) In the case of a transfer of copyright ownership under United States law in a motion picture (as the terms “transfer of copyright ownership” and “motion picture” are defined in section 101 of title 17) that is produced subject to 1 or more collective bargaining agreements negotiated under the laws of the United States, if the transfer is executed on or after the effective date of this chapter and is not limited to public performance rights, the transfer instrument shall be deemed to incorporate the assumption agreements applicable to the copyright ownership being transferred that are required by the applicable collective bargaining agreement, and the transferee shall be subject to the obligations under each such assumption agreement to make residual payments and provide related notices, accruing after the effective date of the transfer and applicable to the exploitation of the rights transferred, and any remedies under each such assumption agreement for breach of those obligations, as those obligations and remedies are set forth in the applicable collective bargaining agreement, if—

  (A) the transferee knows or has reason to know at the time of the transfer that such collective bargaining agreement was or will be applicable to the motion picture; or

  (B) in the event of a court order confirming an arbitration award against the transferor under the collective bargaining agreement, the transferor does not have the financial ability to satisfy the award within 90 days after the order is issued.