§ 2117. Limitation on liability

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1968

   Pub. L. 90–620 · 82 Stat. 1238

   Enacted · 44 U.S.C. § 2117

   Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1291, § 2113

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1291, § 2113

2. 1976

   Pub. L. 94–553 § 105(b) · 90 Stat. 2541

   Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 2117

   Pub. L. 94–553 substituted “productions (exclusive of patented material, published works under copyright protection, and unpublished works for which copyright registration has been made) come into the custody or possession of the Administrator of General Services, the United States or its agents are not liable for infringement of copyright or analogous rights” for “productions, exclusive of material copyrighted or patented, come into the custody or possession of the Administrator of General Services, the United States or its agents are not liable for infringement of literary property rights or analogous rights”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 94–553 substituted “productions (exclusive of patented material, published works under copyright protection, and unpublished works for which copyright registration has been made) come into the custody or possession of the Administrator of General Services, the United States or its agents are not liable for infringement of copyright or analogous rights” for “productions, exclusive of material copyrighted or patented, come into the custody or possession of the Administrator of General Services, the United States or its agents are not liable for infringement of literary property rights or analogous rights”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 2113 of title 44 is amended to read as follows: “§ 2113. Limitation on liability “When letters and other intellectual productions (exclusive of patented material, published works under copyright protection, and unpublished works for which copyright registration has been made) come into the custody or possession of the Administrator of General Services, the United States or its agents are not liable for infringement of copyright or analogous rights arising out of use of the materials for display, inspection, research, reproduction, or other purposes.”.

3. 1984

   National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–497 § 107(a)(7) · 98 Stat. 2280

   Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 2117

   Pub. L. 98–497, § 107(a)(7), substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator of General Services”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 98–497, § 107(a)(7), substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator of General Services”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (7) Sections 2113, 2114, and 2117 of such title, as redesignated by section 102(a)(1), are amended by striking out “Administrator of General Services” and inserting in lieu thereof “Archivist”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.

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