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18 U.S.C. 2319: Criminal infringement of a copyright

Created in 1982 by Public Law 97-180. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 17 U.S.C. 109, 17 U.S.C. 506, 18 U.S.C. 2320, 49 U.S.C. 80302.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–403, §208(1), (2), inserted "is a felony and" after "the offense" and substituted "subsection (a)" for "paragraph (1)". Law text · (b), (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–403, §208(3), inserted "is a felony and" after "the offense" and "under subsection (a)" before the semicolon. Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–403, §208(4), inserted "is a felony and" after "the offense". Law text · (d)

    2005

    • Pub. L. 109–9, §103(b)(1), substituted "Any person who" for "Whoever" and ", (c), and (d)" for "and (c) of this section". (Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–9, §103(b)(2), substituted "section 506(a)(1)(A)" for "section 506(a)(1)" in introductory provisions. (Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 109–9, §103(b)(3), substituted "section 506(a)(1)(B) of title 17" for "section 506(a)(2) of title 17, United States Code" in introductory provisions. (Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 109–9, §103(b)(4), (5), added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f). (Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005) Law text · (d), (e)
    • Pub. L. 109–9, §103(b)(4), (6), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f) and added pars. (3) and (4). (Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005) Law text · (f)

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–273 substituted "107 through 122" for "107 through 120". (21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act) Law text · (e)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–147, §2(d)(1), substituted "subsections (b) and (c)" for "subsection (b)". Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–147, §2(d)(2)(A), substituted "section 506(a)(1) of title 17" for "subsection (a) of this section" in introductory provisions. Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–147, §2(d)(2)(B), inserted "including by electronic means," after "if the offense consists of the reproduction or distribution," and substituted "which have a total retail value of more than $2,500" for "with a retail value of more than $2,500". Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–80, substituted "at least 10 copies" for "at last 10 copies". Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–147, §2(d)(3), added subsecs. (c) and (d) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (e). Law text · (c), (d), (e)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–561, §1, amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "Any person who commits an offense under subsection (a) of this section— · (b)
    • Pub. L. 102–561, §2, substituted " 'phonorecord' " for " 'sound recording', 'motion picture', 'audiovisual work', 'phonorecord'," in par. (1) and "120" for "118" in par. (2). · (c)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.