# Enforcement of Copyrights and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
> **CBP** · Final rule. · Published 2024-06-24 · Effective 2024-08-23 · 89 FR 52364
## Document
- **Document number:** 2024-13329
- **Category:** customs-cbp
- **Sub-agency:** CBP
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 52364
- **CFR reference:** 19 CFR 113
- **Publication date:** 2024-06-24
- **Effective date:** 2024-08-23
- **Treasury docket:** CBP Dec. 24-03
## Abstract

This document adopts as final, with some changes, proposed amendments to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to importations of merchandise that violate or are suspected of violating the copyright laws, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), in accordance with title III of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA). The amendments set forth in this document clarify the definition of "piratical articles," simplify the detention process involving goods suspected of violating the copyright laws, and prescribe new regulations enforcing the DMCA.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/24/2024-13329/enforcement-of-copyrights-and-the-digital-millennium-copyright-act)
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