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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 2317
1 So in original. No par. (2) has been enacted.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 98–473,
title II, § 1113, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2149; Pub. L.
103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 2147.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 419b, 419d (Aug.
18, 1941, ch. 366, §§ 3, 5, 55 Stat. 631).
This section consolidates sections 419b and 419d of
title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed.
Definition of ‘‘cattle’’, contained in section 419a(a) of
title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., is incorporated in section 2311
of this title.
Definition of ‘‘interstate or foreign commerce’’, con-
stituting section 419a(b) of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., is
incorporated in section 10 of this title.
The venue provision of said section 419d of title 18,
U.S.C., 1940 ed., was omitted as completely covered by
section 3237 of this title.
Reference to persons causing or procuring was omit-
ted as unnecessary in view of definition of ‘‘principal’’
in section 2 of this title.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this
title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $5,000’’.
1984—Pub. L. 98–473 substituted ‘‘livestock’’ for ‘‘cat-
tle’’ in section catchline and text.
§ 2317. Sale or receipt of livestock
Whoever receives, conceals, stores, barters,
buys, sells, or disposes of any livestock, moving
in or constituting a part of interstate or foreign
commerce, knowing the same to have been sto-
len, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned
not more than five years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 98–473,
title II, § 1114, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2149; Pub. L.
103–322, title XXXIII, §
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Page 574
TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 2317
1 So in original. No par. (2) has been enacted.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 98–473,
title II, § 1113, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2149; Pub. L.
103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 2147.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 419b, 419d (Aug.
18, 1941, ch. 366, §§ 3, 5, 55 Stat. 631).
This section consolidates sections 419b and 419d of
title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed.
Definition of ‘‘cattle’’, contained in section 419a(a) of
title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., is incorporated in section 2311
of this title.
Definition of ‘‘interstate or foreign commerce’’, con-
stituting section 419a(b) of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., is
incorporated in section 10 of this title.
The venue provision of said section 419d of title 18,
U.S.C., 1940 ed., was omitted as completely covered by
section 3237 of this title.
Reference to persons causing or procuring was omit-
ted as unnecessary in view of definition of ‘‘principal’’
in section 2 of this title.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this
title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $5,000’’.
1984—Pub. L. 98–473 substituted ‘‘livestock’’ for ‘‘cat-
tle’’ in section catchline and text.
§ 2317. Sale or receipt of livestock
Whoever receives, conceals, stores, barters,
buys, sells, or disposes of any livestock, moving
in or constituting a part of interstate or foreign
commerce, knowing the same to have been sto-
len, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned
not more than five years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 98–473,
title II, § 1114, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2149; Pub. L.
103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 2147.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 419c, 419d (Aug. 18,
1941, ch. 366, §§ 4, 5, 55 Stat. 632).
Definitions of ‘‘cattle’’ and ‘‘interstate or foreign
commerce’’, contained in section 419a of title 18, U.S.C.,
1940 ed., are incorporated in sections 10 and 2311 of this
title.
Venue provision of said section 419d of title 18, U.S.C.,
1940 ed., was omitted as completely covered by section
3237 of this title.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this
title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $5,000’’.
1984—Pub. L. 98–473 substituted ‘‘livestock’’ for ‘‘cat-
tle’’ in section catchline and text.
§ 2318. Trafficking in counterfeit labels, illicit la-
bels, or counterfeit documentation or pack-
aging
(a)(1) 1 Whoever, in any of the circumstances
described in subsection (c), knowingly traffics
in—
(A) a counterfeit label or illicit label affixed
to, enclosing, or accompanying, or designed to
be affixed to, enclose, or accompany—
(i) a phonorecord;
(ii) a copy of a computer program;
(iii) a copy of a motion picture or other
audiovisual work;
(iv) a copy of a literary work;
(v) a copy of a pictorial, graphic, or sculp-
tural work;
(vi) a work of visual art; or
(vii) documentation or packaging; or
(B) counterfeit documentation or packaging,
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for
not more than 5 years, or both.
(b) As used in this section—
(1) the term ‘‘counterfeit label’’ means an
identifying label or container that appears to
be genuine, but is not;
(2) the term ‘‘traffic’’ has the same meaning
as in section 2320(f) of this title;
(3) the terms ‘‘copy’’, ‘‘phonorecord’’, ‘‘mo-
tion picture’’, ‘‘computer program’’, ‘‘audio-
visual work’’, ‘‘literary work’’, ‘‘pictorial,
graphic, or sculptural work’’, ‘‘sound record-
ing’’, ‘‘work of visual art’’, and ‘‘copyright
owner’’ have, respectively, the meanings given
those terms in section 101 (relating to defini-
tions) of title 17;
(4) the term ‘‘illicit label’’ means a genuine
certificate, licensing document, registration
card, or similar labeling component—
(A) that is used by the copyright owner to
verify that a phonorecord, a copy of a com-
puter program, a copy of a motion picture or
other audiovisual work, a copy of a literary
work, a copy of a pictorial, graphic, or sculp-
tural work, a work of visual art, or docu-
mentation or packaging is not counterfeit or
infringing of any copyright; and
(B) that is, without the authorization of
the copyright owner—
(i) distributed or intended for distribu-
tion not in connection with the copy, pho-
norecord, or work of visual art to which
such labeling component was intended to
be affixed by the respective copyright
owner; or
(ii) in connection with a genuine certifi-
cate or licensing document, knowingly fal-
sified in order to designate a higher num-
ber of licensed users or copies than author-
ized by the copyright owner, unless that
certificate or document is used by the
copyright owner solely for the purpose of
monitoring or tracking the copyright own-
er’s distribution channel and not for the
purpose of verifying that a copy or phono-
record is noninfringing;
(5) the term ‘‘documentation or packaging’’
means documentation or packaging, in phys-
ical form, for a phonorecord, copy of a com-
puter program, copy of a motion picture or
other audiovisual work, copy of a literary
work, copy of a pictorial, graphic, or sculp-
tural work, or work of visual art; and
(6) the term ‘‘counterfeit documentation or
packaging’’ means documentation or pack-
aging that appears to be genuine, but is not.
(c) The circumstances referred to in sub-
section (a) of this section are—
(1) the offense is committed within the spe-
cial maritime and territorial jurisdiction of
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the United States; or within the special air-
craft jurisdiction of the United States (as de-
fined in section 46501 of title 49);
(2) the mail or a facility of interstate or for-
eign commerce is used or intended to be used
in the commission of the offense;
(3) the counterfeit label or illicit label is af-
fixed to, encloses, or accompanies, or is de-
signed to be affixed to, enclose, or accom-
pany—
(A) a phonorecord of a copyrighted sound
recording or copyrighted musical work;
(B) a copy of a copyrighted computer pro-
gram;
(C) a copy of a copyrighted motion picture
or other audiovisual work;
(D) a copy of a literary work;
(E) a copy of a pictorial, graphic, or sculp-
tural work;
(F) a work of visual art; or
(G) copyrighted documentation or pack-
aging; or
(4) the counterfeited documentation or pack-
aging is copyrighted.
(d) FORFEITURE
AND
DESTRUCTION
OF
PROP-
ERTY;
RESTITUTION.—Forfeiture,
destruction,
and restitution relating to this section shall be
subject to section 2323, to the extent provided in
that section, in addition to any other similar
remedies provided by law.
(e) CIVIL REMEDIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any copyright owner who is
injured, or is threatened with injury, by a vio-
lation of subsection (a) may bring a civil ac-
tion in an appropriate United States district
court.
(2) DISCRETION
OF
COURT.—In any action
brought under paragraph (1), the court—
(A) may grant 1 or more temporary or per-
manent injunctions on such terms as the
court determines to be reasonable to prevent
or restrain a violation of subsection (a);
(B) at any time while the action is pend-
ing, may order the impounding, on such
terms as the court determines to be reason-
able, of any article that is in the custody or
control of the alleged violator and that the
court has reasonable cause to believe was in-
volved in a violation of subsection (a); and
(C) may award to the injured party—
(i) reasonable attorney fees and costs;
and
(ii)(I) actual damages and any additional
profits of the violator, as provided in para-
graph (3); or
(II) statutory damages, as provided in
paragraph (4).
(3) ACTUAL DAMAGES AND PROFITS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The injured party is enti-
tled to recover—
(i) the actual damages suffered by the in-
jured party as a result of a violation of
subsection (a), as provided in subparagraph
(B) of this paragraph; and
(ii) any profits of the violator that are
attributable to a violation of subsection
(a) and are not taken into account in com-
puting the actual damages.
(B) CALCULATION OF DAMAGES.—The court
shall calculate actual damages by multi-
plying—
(i) the value of the phonorecords, copies,
or works of visual art which are, or are in-
tended to be, affixed with, enclosed in, or
accompanied by any counterfeit labels, il-
licit labels, or counterfeit documentation
or packaging, by
(ii) the number of phonorecords, copies,
or works of visual art which are, or are in-
tended to be, affixed with, enclosed in, or
accompanied by any counterfeit labels, il-
licit labels, or counterfeit documentation
or packaging.
(C) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this para-
graph, the ‘‘value’’ of a phonorecord, copy,
or work of visual art is—
(i) in the case of a copyrighted sound re-
cording or copyrighted musical work, the
retail value of an authorized phonorecord
of that sound recording or musical work;
(ii) in the case of a copyrighted com-
puter program, the retail value of an au-
thorized copy of that computer program;
(iii) in the case of a copyrighted motion
picture or other audiovisual work, the re-
tail value of an authorized copy of that
motion picture or audiovisual work;
(iv) in the case of a copyrighted literary
work, the retail value of an authorized
copy of that literary work;
(v) in the case of a pictorial, graphic, or
sculptural work, the retail value of an au-
thorized copy of that work; and
(vi) in the case of a work of visual art,
the retail value of that work.
(4) STATUTORY DAMAGES.—The injured party
may elect, at any time before final judgment
is rendered, to recover, instead of actual dam-
ages and profits, an award of statutory dam-
ages for each violation of subsection (a) in a
sum of not less than $2,500 or more than
$25,000, as the court considers appropriate.
(5) SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION.—The court may
increase an award of damages under this sub-
section by 3 times the amount that would oth-
erwise be awarded, as the court considers ap-
propriate, if the court finds that a person has
subsequently violated subsection (a) within 3
years after a final judgment was entered
against that person for a violation of that sub-
section.
(6) LIMITATION
ON
ACTIONS.—A civil action
may not be commenced under this subsection
unless it is commenced within 3 years after
the date on which the claimant discovers the
violation of subsection (a).
(Added Pub. L. 87–773, § 1, Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat.
775; amended Pub. L. 93–573, title I, § 103, Dec. 31,
1974, 88 Stat. 1873; Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 111,
Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2600; Pub. L. 97–180, § 2, May
24, 1982, 96 Stat. 91; Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV,
§ 3567, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4928; Pub. L. 103–272,
§ 5(e)(10), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1374; Pub. L.
103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(U), Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 2148; Pub. L. 104–153, § 4(a), (b)(1), July
2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1386, 1387; Pub. L. 108–482, title
I, § 102(a), (b), Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3912, 3914;
Pub. L. 109–181, § 2(c)(2), Mar. 16, 2006, 120 Stat.
288; Pub. L. 110–403, title II, § 202, Oct. 13, 2008, 122
Stat. 4260; Pub. L. 111–295, § 6(i), Dec. 9, 2010, 124
Stat. 3182; Pub. L. 114–154, § 3(1), May 16, 2016, 130
Stat. 387.)
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Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2016—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 114–154 substituted ‘‘sec-
tion 2320(f)’’ for ‘‘section 2320(e)’’.
2010—Subsec. (e)(6). Pub. L. 111–295 substituted
‘‘under this subsection’’ for ‘‘under section’’.
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–403, § 202(1), designated
existing provisions as par. (1) and redesignated former
pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, of
par. (1), and former subpars. (A) to (G) as cls. (i) to (vii),
respectively, of subpar. (A).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–403, § 202(2), amended subsec.
(d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as
follows: ‘‘When any person is convicted of any violation
of subsection (a), the court in its judgment of convic-
tion shall in addition to the penalty therein prescribed,
order the forfeiture and destruction or other disposi-
tion of all counterfeit labels or illicit labels and all ar-
ticles to which counterfeit labels or illicit labels have
been affixed or which were intended to have had such
labels affixed, and of any equipment, device, or mate-
rial used to manufacture, reproduce, or assemble the
counterfeit labels or illicit labels.’’
Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 110–403, § 202(3), redesignated
subsec. (f) as (e) and struck out former subsec. (e)
which read as follows: ‘‘Except to the extent they are
inconsistent with the provisions of this title, all provi-
sions of section 509, title 17, United States Code, are ap-
plicable to violations of subsection (a).’’
2006—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 109–181 added par. (2) and
struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: ‘‘the
term ‘traffic’ means to transport, transfer or otherwise
dispose of, to another, as consideration for anything of
value or to make or obtain control of with intent to so
transport, transfer or dispose of;’’.
2004—Pub. L. 108–482, § 102(a)(1), substituted ‘‘Traf-
ficking in counterfeit labels, illicit labels, or counter-
feit documentation or packaging’’ for ‘‘Trafficking in
counterfeit labels for phonorecords, copies of computer
programs or computer program documentation or
packaging, and copies of motion pictures or other audio
visual works, and trafficking in counterfeit computer
program documentation or packaging’’ in section
catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–482, § 102(a)(2), added subsec.
(a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as fol-
lows: ‘‘Whoever, in any of the circumstances described
in subsection (c) of this section, knowingly traffics in
a counterfeit label affixed or designed to be affixed to
a phonorecord, or a copy of a computer program or doc-
umentation or packaging for a computer program, or a
copy of a motion picture or other audiovisual work,
and whoever, in any of the circumstances described in
subsection (c) of this section, knowingly traffics in
counterfeit documentation or packaging for a com-
puter program, shall be fined under this title or impris-
oned for not more than five years, or both.’’
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 108–482, § 102(a)(3)(A), struck
out ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at end.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 108–482, § 102(a)(3)(B), sub-
stituted ‘‘ ‘audiovisual work’, ‘literary work’, ‘pictorial,
graphic, or sculptural work’, ‘sound recording’, ‘work
of visual art’, and ‘copyright owner’ have’’ for ‘‘and
‘audiovisual work’ have’’ and a semicolon for the period
at end.
Subsec. (b)(4) to (6). Pub. L. 108–482, § 102(a)(3)(C),
added pars. (4) to (6).
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 108–482, § 102(a)(4)(A), added par.
(3) and struck former par. (3) which read as follows:
‘‘the counterfeit label is affixed to or encloses, or is de-
signed to be affixed to or enclose, a copy of a copy-
righted computer program or copyrighted documenta-
tion or packaging for a computer program, a copy-
righted motion picture or other audiovisual work, or a
phonorecord of a copyrighted sound recording; or’’.
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 108–482, § 102(a)(4)(B), struck out
‘‘for a computer program’’ after ‘‘packaging’’.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108–482, § 102(a)(5), inserted ‘‘or il-
licit labels’’ after ‘‘counterfeit labels’’ in two places
and inserted ‘‘, and of any equipment, device, or mate-
rial used to manufacture, reproduce, or assemble the
counterfeit labels or illicit labels’’ before period at end.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 108–482, § 102(b), added subsec. (f).
1996—Pub. L. 104–153, § 4(b)(1), substituted ‘‘Traf-
ficking in counterfeit labels for phonorecords, copies of
computer programs or computer program documenta-
tion or packaging, and copies of motion pictures or
other audio visual works, and trafficking in counterfeit
computer program documentation or packaging’’ for
‘‘Trafficking in counterfeit labels for phonorecords and
copies of motion pictures or other audiovisual works’’
in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–153, § 4(a)(1), substituted ‘‘a
computer program or documentation or packaging for
a computer program, or a copy of a motion picture or
other audiovisual work, and whoever, in any of the cir-
cumstances described in subsection (c) of this section,
knowingly traffics in counterfeit documentation or
packaging for a computer program,’’ for ‘‘a motion pic-
ture or other audiovisual work,’’.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 104–153, § 4(a)(2), inserted
‘‘ ‘computer program’,’’ after ‘‘ ‘motion picture’,’’.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 104–153, § 4(a)(3)(A), struck out
‘‘or’’ at end.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 104–153, § 4(a)(3)(B), inserted ‘‘a
copy of a copyrighted computer program or copy-
righted documentation or packaging for a computer
program,’’ after ‘‘enclose,’’ and substituted ‘‘; or’’ for
period at end.
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 104–153, § 4(a)(3)(C), added par.
(4).
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined
under this title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $250,000’’.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 103–272 substituted ‘‘section
46501 of title 49’’ for ‘‘section 101 of the Federal Avia-
tion Act of 1958’’.
1990—Pub.
L.
101–647
struck
out
comma
after
‘‘phonorecords’’ in section catchline.
1982—Pub. L. 97–180 substituted ‘‘Trafficking in coun-
terfeit labels for phonorecords, and copies of motion
pictures or other audiovisual works’’ for ‘‘Transpor-
tation, sale or receipt of phonograph records bearing
forged or counterfeit labels’’ in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–180 substituted provision that
violators of this section shall be fined not more than
$250,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years or
both for provision that whoever knowingly and with
fraudulent intent transported, caused to be trans-
ported, received, sold, or offered for sale in interstate
or foreign commerce any phonograph record, disk, wire,
tape, film, or other article on which sounds were re-
corded, to which or upon which was stamped, pasted, or
affixed any forged or counterfeited label, knowing the
label to have been falsely made, forged, or counter-
feited would be fined not more than $10,000 or impris-
oned for not more than one year, or both, for the first
such offense and would be fined not more than $25,000
or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both, for
any subsequent offense.
Subsecs. (b) to (e). Pub. L. 97–180 added subsecs. (b)
and (c), redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (d)
and (e), respectively, and in subsec. (d) as so redesig-
nated struck out the comma after ‘‘judgment of convic-
tion shall’’.
1976—Pub. L. 94–553 designated existing provisions as
subsec. (a) and substituted ‘‘$10,000’’ for ‘‘$25,000’’ and
‘‘$25,000’’ for ‘‘$50,000’’, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
1974—Pub. L. 93–573 substituted ‘‘not more than
$25,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or
both, for the first offense and shall be fined not more
than $50,000 or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or
both, for any subsequent offense’’ for ‘‘not more than
$1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year or both’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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 a note pre-
ceding section 101 of Title 17, Copyrights.
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OTHER RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED BY ANTI-COUNTERFEITING
PROVISIONS
Pub. L. 108–482, title I, § 103, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat.
3915, provided that:
‘‘(a) CHAPTERS 5 AND 12 OF TITLE 17; ELECTRONIC
TRANSMISSIONS.—The amendments made by this title
[amending this section]—
‘‘(1) shall not enlarge, diminish, or otherwise affect
any liability or limitations on liability under sec-
tions 512, 1201 or 1202 of title 17, United States Code;
and
‘‘(2) shall not be construed to apply—
‘‘(A) in any case, to the electronic transmission of
a genuine certificate, licensing document, registra-
tion card, similar labeling component, or docu-
mentation or packaging described in paragraph (4)
or (5) of section 2318(b) of title 18, United States
Code, as amended by this title; and
‘‘(B) in the case of a civil action under section
2318(f) [now 2318(e)] of title 18, United States Code,
to the electronic transmission of a counterfeit label
or counterfeit documentation or packaging defined
in paragraph (1) or (6) of section 2318(b) of title 18,
United States Code.
‘‘(b) FAIR USE.—The amendments made by this title
shall not affect the fair use, under section 107 of title
17, United States Code, of a genuine certificate, licens-
ing document, registration card, similar labeling com-
ponent, or documentation or packaging described in
paragraph (4) or (5) of section 2318(b) of title 18, United
States Code, as amended by this title.’’
§ 2319. Criminal infringement of a copyright
(a) Any person who violates section 506(a) (re-
lating to criminal offenses) of title 17 shall be
punished as provided in subsections (b), (c), and
(d) and such penalties shall be in addition to any
other provisions of title 17 or any other law.
(b) Any person who commits an offense under
section 506(a)(1)(A) of title 17—
(1) shall be imprisoned not more than 5
years, or fined in the amount set forth in this
title, or both, if the offense consists of the re-
production or distribution, including by elec-
tronic means, during any 180-day period, of at
least 10 copies or phonorecords, of 1 or more
copyrighted works, which have a total retail
value of more than $2,500;
(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 10
years, or fined in the amount set forth in this
title, or both, if the offense is a felony and is
a second or subsequent offense under sub-
section (a); and
(3) shall be imprisoned not more than 1 year,
or fined in the amount set forth in this title,
or both, in any other case.
(c) Any person who commits an offense under
section 506(a)(1)(B) of title 17—
(1) shall be imprisoned not more than 3
years, or fined in the amount set forth in this
title, or both, if the offense consists of the re-
production or distribution of 10 or more copies
or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted
works, which have a total retail value of $2,500
or more;
(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 6
years, or fined in the amount set forth in this
title, or both, if the offense is a felony and is
a second or subsequent offense under sub-
section (a); and
(3) shall be imprisoned not more than 1 year,
or fined in the amount set forth in this title,
or both, if the offense consists of the reproduc-
tion or distribution of 1 or more copies or
phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works,
which have a total retail value of more than
$1,000.
(d) Any person who commits an offense under
section 506(a)(1)(C) of title 17—
(1) shall be imprisoned not more than 3
years, fined under this title, or both;
(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 5
years, fined under this title, or both, if the of-
fense was committed for purposes of commer-
cial advantage or private financial gain;
(3) shall be imprisoned not more than 6
years, fined under this title, or both, if the of-
fense is a felony and is a second or subsequent
offense under subsection (a); and
(4) shall be imprisoned not more than 10
years, fined under this title, or both, if the of-
fense is a felony and is a second or subsequent
offense under paragraph (2).
(e)(1) During preparation of the presentence
report pursuant to Rule 32(c) of the Federal
Rules of Criminal Procedure, victims of the of-
fense shall be permitted to submit, and the pro-
bation officer shall receive, a victim impact
statement that identifies the victim of the of-
fense and the extent and scope of the injury and
loss suffered by the victim, including the esti-
mated economic impact of the offense on that
victim.
(2) Persons permitted to submit victim impact
statements shall include—
(A) producers and sellers of legitimate works
affected by conduct involved in the offense;
(B) holders of intellectual property rights in
such works; and
(C) the legal representatives of such pro-
ducers, sellers, and holders.
(f) As used in this section—
(1) the terms ‘‘phonorecord’’ and ‘‘copies’’
have, respectively, the meanings set forth in
section 101 (relating to definitions) of title 17;
(2) the terms ‘‘reproduction’’ and ‘‘distribu-
tion’’ refer to the exclusive rights of a copy-
right owner under clauses (1) and (3) respec-
tively of section 106 (relating to exclusive
rights in copyrighted works), as limited by
sections 107 through 122, of title 17;
(3) the term ‘‘financial gain’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 101 of title 17;
and
(4) the term ‘‘work being prepared for com-
mercial distribution’’ has the meaning given
the term in section 506(a) of title 17.
(Added Pub. L. 97–180, § 3, May 24, 1982, 96 Stat.
92; amended Pub. L. 102–561, Oct. 28, 1992, 106
Stat. 4233; Pub. L. 105–80, § 12(b)(2), Nov. 13, 1997,
111 Stat. 1536; Pub. L. 105–147, § 2(d), Dec. 16, 1997,
111 Stat. 2678; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III,
§ 13211(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1910; Pub. L.
109–9, title I, § 103(b), Apr. 27, 2005, 119 Stat. 220;
Pub. L. 110–403, title II, § 208, Oct. 13, 2008, 122
Stat. 4263.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, referred to
in subsec. (e)(1), are set out in the Appendix to this
title.
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**(a)**
(1) 11 So in original. No par. (2) has been enacted. Whoever, in any of the circumstances described in subsection (c), knowingly traffics in—
(A) a counterfeit label or illicit label affixed to, enclosing, or accompanying, or designed to be affixed to, enclose, or accompany—
(i) a phonorecord;
(ii) a copy of a computer program;
(iii) a copy of a motion picture or other audiovisual work;
(iv) a copy of a literary work;
(v) a copy of a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work;
(vi) a work of visual art; or
(vii) documentation or packaging; or
(B) counterfeit documentation or packaging,
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
**(b)** As used in this section—
(1) the term “counterfeit label” means an identifying label or container that appears to be genuine, but is not;
(2) the term “traffic” has the same meaning as in [section 2320(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2320/f&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) the terms “copy”, “phonorecord”, “motion picture”, “computer program”, “audiovisual work”, “literary work”, “pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work”, “sound recording”, “work of visual art”, and “copyright owner” have, respectively, the meanings given those terms in section 101 (relating to definitions) of title 17;
(4) the term “illicit label” means a genuine certificate, licensing document, registration card, or similar labeling component—
(A) that is used by the copyright owner to verify that a phonorecord, a copy of a computer program, a copy of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, a copy of a literary work, a copy of a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work, a work of visual art, or documentation or packaging
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