US lawFederal (United States)Session lawPub. L. 93-573 — To amend title 17 of the United States Code to remove the expiration date for a limited copyright in sound recordings, to increase the criminal penalties for piracy and counterfeiting of sound recordings, to extend the duration of copyright protection in certain cases, to establish a National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works, and for other purposes.101Pub. L. 93-573, tit. I, sec. 101Pub. L. 93-573, tit. I, sec. 101EnactedYear: 1974Length: 24 wordsOfficial source Sec. 101. Section 3 of the Act of October 15, 1971 (85 Stat, 891), is amended by striking out “and before January 1, 1975”.NextPub. L. 93-573, tit. I, sec. 102