This volume contains the text of title 17 of the United States Code (a.k.s. The US Copyright Law), including all amendments enacted through June 30, 2009, in the first session of the 111th Congress, and four related international treaties. It includes the Copyright Act of 1976 and all subsequent amendments to copyright law; the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984, as amended; the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act, as amended. Additionally, for practical purposes, it also includes texts of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works; Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS); World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty (WIPO Copyright Treaty); and World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT). This book is a must-have for those who work in the field of copyright and intellectual property. Kentaro Sato (Editor)