Resources

Copyright Information

• • Respect Copyrights
  • U.S. Copyright Basics
  • U.S. Copyright Office
  • U.S. Copyright Registration for Motion Pictures and Video Recordings
  • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  • National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center)

FCC Enforcement Advisory

On April 8, 2019, the FCC issued an Enforcement Advisory warning manufacturers and retailers of internet streaming boxes that the devices must be properly authorized or certified and properly labelled in accordance with FCC regulations before being imported, advertised, or sold in the United States. According to the advisory, violators may be subject to fines of up to $19,639 per day.

Read the FCC Enforcement Advisory warning

Federal Statutes Prohibiting Piracy-Related Activity

Crimes and Criminal Procedure Act – Electronic Communications Privacy Act

• • 18 U.S.C. 2511 – Interception and Disclosure of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications Prohibited
  • 18 U.S.C. 2512 – Manufacture, Distribution, Possession, and Advertising of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communication Intercepting Devices Prohibited

Unauthorized Publication or Use of Communications

• • 47 U.S.C. 605 – Unauthorized Publication or Use of Communications