17 U.S.C. § 1332

Section 1332 · No retroactive effect

This is § 502 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Amended 1 time on record

Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case Burney v. East Alabama Medical Center (1996)

Most recently applied in Burney v. East Alabama Medical Center (September 1996)

Protection under this chapter shall not be available for any design that has been made public under section 1310(b) before the effective date of this chapter.

Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel

Termination of Section

For termination of section by section 505 of Pub. L. 105–304, see Effective and Termination Dates note set out under section 1301 of this title.

References in Text

The effective date of this chapter, referred to in text, is Oct. 28, 1998. See Effective and Termination Dates note set out under section 1301 of this title.