§179e. Seal of National Film Registry

(a) Use of seal

(1) No person shall knowingly distribute or exhibit to the public a version of a film which bears the seal described in section 179a(b)(3) of this title if such film-

(A) is not included in the National Film Registry; or

(B) is included in the National Film Registry, but such copy was not made from a print that was examined and approved for the use of the seal by the Librarian under section 179a(c) of this title.

(2) No person shall knowingly use the seal described in section 179a(b)(3) of this title to promote any version of a film other than a Registry version.

(b) Effective date of seal

The use of the seal described in section 179a(b)(3) of this title shall be effective for each film after the Librarian publishes in the Federal Register the name of that film as selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry.

( Pub. L. 102–307, title II, §207, June 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 271 .)

Termination of Section

For termination of section, see section 179k of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 179, 179f, 179g, 179h, 179i, 179j, 179k of this title.