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CHAPTER 3⁠—DURATION OF COPYRIGHT — Front Matter

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301.Preemption with respect to other laws.
302.Duration of copyright: Works created on or after January 1, 1978.
303.Duration of copyright: Works created but not published or copyrighted before January 1, 1978.
304.Duration of copyright: Subsisting copyrights.
305.Duration of copyright: Terminal date.