the Tribunal. No court shall have jurisdiction to review a final decision of the Tribunal except as provided in this section.
transitional and supplementary provisions
Sec. 102.
This Act becomes effective on January 1, 1978, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Act, including provisions of the first section of this Act. The provisions of sections 118, 304(b), and chapter 8 of title 17, as amended by the first section of this Act, take effect upon enactment of this Act.
Sec. 103.
This Act does not provide copyright protection for any work that goes into the public domain before January 1, 1978. The exclusive rights, as provided by section 106 of title 17 as amended by the first section of this Act, to reproduce a work in phonorecords and to distribute phonorecords of the work, do not extend to any nondramatic musical work copyrighted before July 1, 1909.
Sec. 104.
All proclamations issued by the President under section 1 (e) or 9 (b) of title 17 as it existed on December 31, 1977, or under previous copyright statutes of the United States, shall continue in force until terminated, suspended, or revised by the President.
Sec. 105.
(a)
(1)
section 505 of title 44 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 505. Sale of duplicate plates
‘‘The Public Printer shall sell, under regulations of the Joint Committee on Printing to persons who may apply, additional or duplicate stereotype or electrotype plates from which a Government publication is printed, at a price not to exceed the cost of composition, the metal, and making to the Government, plus 10 per centum, and the full amount of the price shall be paid when the order is filed.’’.
(2)
The item relating to section 505 in the sectional analysis at the beginning of chapter 5 of title 44, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘505. Sale of duplicate plates.’’.
(b)
Section 2113 of title 44 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 2113. Limitation on liability
‘‘When letters and other intellectual productions (exclusive of patented material, published works under copyright protection, and unpublished works for which copyright registration has been made) come into the custody or possession of the Administrator of General Services, the United States or its agents are not liable for infringement of copyright or analogous rights arising out of use of the materials for display, inspection, research, reproduction, or other purposes.’’.
(c)
In section 1498(b) of title 28, the phrase ‘‘section 101(b) of title 17’’ is amended to read ‘‘section 504(c) of title 17’’.
(d)
Section 543(a) (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, is amended by striking out "(other than by reason of section 2 or 6 thereof)’’.
(e)
Section 3202(a) of title 39 is amended by striking out clause (5). Section 3206 of title 39 is amended by deleting the words ‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’ in subsection (a), and deleting subsection (c). Section 3206(d) is renumbered (c).
