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 17 May 2019  
(19-3437) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
UNITED STATES – SECT ION 110(5) OF THE US  COPYRIGHT ACT  
STATUS REPORT BY THE  UNITED STATES  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 1 6 May 2019, from the delegation of the United  States to the 
Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article  21.6 of the DSU.  
 
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Status Report Regarding Implementation of the  
DSB Recommendations and Rulings in the Dispute  
United States – Section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act  
(WT/DS160)  
 
 
The United States submits this report in accordance with Article 21.6 of the Understanding on Rules 
and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes  ("DSU").  
 
On 27 July 2000, the Dispute Settlement Body ("DSB") adopted its recommendations and rulings in 
United States – Section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act  (WT/DS160). At the following DSB  meeting, 
the United States informed the DSB of its intention to implement t he recommendations and rulings 
of the DSB in connection with this matter. As a result of discussions to find a mutually acceptable 
resolution of the dispute, the United States and the European Communities agreed pursuant to 
Article 25 of the DSU to enter i nto arbitration in order to determine the level of nullification or 
impairment of benefits caused by section  110(5)(B) of the US  Copyright Act. After the arbitration, 
the parties reached a temporary resolution of the dispute, which was notified to the DSB on 
23 June 2003. That temporary arrangement covered the period through 20  December  2004.  
 
The US Administration will work closely with the US Congress and will continue to confer with the 
European Union in order to reach a mutually satisfactory resolution of this matter.  
 
 
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