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§ 2117. —  Limitation on liability.



[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC2117]

 
                 TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
 
        CHAPTER 21--NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
 
Sec. 2117. 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unpublished works for which copyright registration has been made) come 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 Archivist, 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.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1291, Sec. 2113; Pub. L. 94-
553, Sec. 105(b), Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2599; renumbered Sec. 2117 and 
amended Pub. L. 98-497, title I, Secs. 102(a)(1), 107(a)(7), Oct. 19, 
1984, 98 Stat. 2280, 2286.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 400 (June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 
title V, Sec. 510, as added Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, Sec. 6(d), 64 Stat. 
583).


                               Amendments

    1984--Pub. L. 98-497, Sec. 107(a)(7), substituted ``Archivist'' for 
``Administrator of General Services''.
    1976--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unpublished works for which copyright registration has been made) come 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''.


                    Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

    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.


                    Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 94-553 effective Jan. 1, 1978, see section 102 
of Pub. L. 94-553, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 
101 of Title 17, Copyrights.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 3102 of this title.



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