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Definition[]

U.S. copyright law[]

The ephemeral copy exception to the public performance right of section 206

enables broadcasters to make one copy of a copyrighted recording to facilitate a broadcast. The copy is destroyed after the broadcast is effected.[1]

References[]

  1. Bonneville Int'l Corp. v. Peters, 153 F. Supp. 2d 763, 777 n.16, 59 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1622 (E.D. Pa. 2001) (full-text).