Which ONE of the following statements regarding Customs enforcement of copyrights is TRUE?
A) Importation of copies of phonorecords that are the subject of a registered copyright is always a Customs violation.
B) Customs enforces the Piracy and Counterfeiting Amendments Act of 1982 which provides a maximum fine of $250,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, for offenses involving infringement of copyrights for audiovisual works.
C) A registered copyright may be recorded with Customs for $380.00 because copyright recordations are valid for a term of twenty years.
D) Recordation of a copyright with Customs is valid for the term of the copyright.
E) If a Port Director withholds delivery of an article because he has reason to believe it is an infringing copy of a recorded copyrighted work, the importer must file a statement denying that the article is an infringing copy to avoid seizure and forfeiture of the article.
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The Answer is: E
Citation: 19 CFR 133.43(a)
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