by the United States government, United States Code — Title 17, Chapter 1…
“ Amendment history Sections 16 to 18 were added by the Act of July 30, 1947 (c. 391, 61 Stat. 652) which codified the Copyright Act of 1909 (Mar. 4, 1909, 35 Stat. 1075) . Section 16 was amended bythe Act of June 3, 1949 (c. 171, 63 Stat. 153) , § 1; the Act of August 31, 1954 (c. 1161, 68 Stat. 1031) , § 2. Sections 16 to 18 were repealed by the Copyright Act of 1976 (Pub. L. 94-553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2541) with effect from January 1, 1978. ”
