(13) A "writer" is the composer or lyricist of a particular musical
work.
Subchapter B-Copying Controls
Section 1002. Incorporation of copying controls
(a) Prohibition on Importation, Manufacture, and Distribution. No person
shall import, manufacture, or distribute any digital audio recording
device or digital audio interface device that does not conform to-
(1) the Serial Copy Management System;
(2) a system that has the same functional characteristics as the Serial
Copy Management System and requires that copyright and generation status
information be accurately sent, received, and acted upon between devices
using the system's method of serial copying regulation and devices using
the Serial Copy Management System; or
(3) any other system certified by the Secretary of Commerce as
prohibiting unauthorized serial copying.
(b) Development of Verification Procedure. The Secretary of Commerce
shall establish a procedure to verify, upon the petition of an
interested party, that a system meets the standards set forth in
subsection (a)(2).
(c) Prohibition on Circumvention of the System.
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