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Location of United States Virgin Islands

The United States Virgin Islands is a group of islands in the Caribbean. Legally they are an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States. They are subject to United States federal law, but may also enact local laws.

Of the organized territories, the United States Copyright Office says that: "U.S. federal copyright law applies in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands but not in American Samoa."[1] This is because US federal copyright law applies to "the organized territories under the jurisdiction of the United States Government," (17 U.S.C. 101) and the Virgin Islands became an organized territory with 48 U.S.C. 1541.[2] Copyright is governed by the US Copyright Act 1976, a Federal statute, and subsequent amendments.

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Further information: Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United States#TAG

Currency

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Further information: Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United States#CUR

Freedom of panorama

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Further information: Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United States#FOP

Stamps

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Further information: Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United States#Stamps

See also

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Citations

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  1. ↑ Circular 38a: International Copyright Relations of the United States 14. U.S. Copyright Office. Retrieved on 2019-03-14.
  2. ↑ The application of Federal laws in ... American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2, p. 467
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