§ 505. — Sale of duplicate plates.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC505]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 5--PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING
Sec. 505. Sale of duplicate plates
The Public Printer shall sell, under regulations of the Joint
Committee on Printing to persons who may apply, additional or duplicate
stereotype or electrotype plates from which a Government publication is
printed, at a price not to exceed the cost of composition, the metal,
and making to the Government, plus 10 per centum, and the full amount of
the price shall be paid when the order is filed.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244; Pub. L. 94-553,
Sec. 105(a)(1), Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2599.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 58 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,
Sec. 52, 28 Stat. 608).
Amendments
1976--Pub. L. 94-553 struck out provision that a publication could
not be copyrighted if it was reprinted from additional or duplicate
plates purchased from the Government from which Government publications
had been printed or if it was reprinted from other Government
publications.
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 title 22 section 3714b; title 35
section 2; title 39 section 405.
