WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS160/18/Add.4
8 May 2002
(02-2637)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – SECTION 110(5)  OF THE US COPYRIGHT ACT
Status Report by the United States
Addendum
The following communication, dated 7 May 2002, from the Permanent Mission of the
United States to the Chairman 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 24 August 2000, the United States informed the Dispute Settlement  Body (DSB) that it
intended to implement the recommendations and rulings of the DSB in United States - Section 110(5)
of the US Copyright Act .  The United States has been engaged in discussions with the European
Communities to find a mutually acceptable resolution of the dispute.  In connection with those
discussions, the United States and the European Communities took the unprecedented step of
resorting to arbitration under Article 25 of the DSU in order to determine the level of nullification or
impairment of benefits caused by Sect ion 110(5)(B) of the U.S. Copyright Act.
The parties continue to work towards resolving the dispute.
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