Act of 1988" after "distributed"; 3) in subsection (c),
by inserting "before the effective date of the Berne Convention
Implementation Act of 1988" after "publicly distributed" and by
inserting "as in effect on the day before the effective date of the
Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988" after "405"; and 4) by
amending the section heading to add "on certain copies and phonorecords"
at the end thereof. Pub. L. No. 100-568, 102 Stat. 2853, 2858.
7 The Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988 amended section 407 by
striking out the words "with notice of copyright" in subsection (a).
Pub. L. No. 100-568, 102 Stat. 2853, 2859.
8 The Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988 amended section 408 by
deleting "Subject to the provisions of section 405(a)," at the beginning
of the second sentence of subsection (a). Pub. L. No. 100-568, 102 Stat.
2853, 2859. That Act also amended section 408(c)(2) by inserting "the
following conditions:" in lieu of "all of the following conditions" and
by striking subparagraph (A) and by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and
(C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively. *Id.*
The Copyright Renewal Act of 1992 amended section 408 by revising the
first sentence of subsection (a), preceding the words "the owner of
copyright or of any exclusive right." Pub. L. No. 102-307, 106 Stat.
264, 266.
9 The Copyright Renewal Act of 1992 amended section 409 by adding the
last sentence. Pub. L. No. 102-307, 106 Stat. 264, 266.
10 The Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988 amended section 411 as
follows: 1) in subsection (a), by inserting "Except for actions for
infringement of copyright in Berne Convention works whose country of
origin is not the United States, and" before "subject"; 2) in paragraph
(b)(2), by inserting ", if required by subsection (a)," after "work";
and 3) by inserting "and infringement actions" in the heading, in lieu
of "as prerequisite to infringement suit." Pub. L. No. 100-568, 102
Stat. 2853, 2859.
The Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 amended section 411(a) by
inserting "and an action brought for a violation of the rights of the
author under section 106A(a)" after "United States." Pub. L. No.
101-650, 104 Stat. 5089, 5131. In 1997, section 411(b)(1) was amended in
its entirety. Pub. L. No. 105-80, 111 Stat. 1529, 1532.
The WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties
Implementation Act of 1998 amended the first sentence in section 411(a)
by
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