§412. Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement — Inbound Citations

Citations to 17 U.S.C. § 412 as a whole

• 17 U.S.C. § 101

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  Except as otherwise provided in this title, as used in this title, the following terms and their variant forms mean the following:
• 17 U.S.C. § 104A(d)(4)

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  (4) For purposes of section 412, in the case of reliance parties, infringement shall be deemed to have commenced before registration when acts which would have constituted infringement had the restored work been subject to copyright were commenced before the date of restoration.
• 17 U.S.C. § 411(b)(1)

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  (1) A certificate of registration satisfies the requirements of this section and section 412, regardless of whether the certificate contains any inaccurate information, unless—

  (A) the inaccurate information was included on the application for copyright registration with knowledge that it was inaccurate; and

  (B) the inaccuracy of the information, if known, would have caused the Register of Copyrights to refuse registration.
• 17 U.S.C. § 1401(f)(5)(C)

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  (C) Section 412 shall not limit an award of statutory damages under section 504(c) or attorneys’ fees under section 505 with respect to a covered activity in violation of subsection (a).
• 17 U.S.C. § 1504(e)(1)(A)(ii)(I)

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  (I) With respect to works timely registered under section 412, so that the works are eligible for an award of statutory damages in accordance with that section, the statutory damages may not exceed $15,000 for each work infringed.
• 17 U.S.C. § 1504(e)(1)(A)(ii)(II)

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  (II) With respect to works not timely registered under section 412, but eligible for an award of statutory damages under this section, statutory damages may not exceed $7,500 per work infringed, or a total of $15,000 in any 1 proceeding.