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20 June 2023 
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  Original: English  
 
UNITED STATES – SECTION 110(5) OF THE US COPYRIGHT ACT  
STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  19 June  2023, 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 U.S. 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 July 27, 2000, the Dispute Settlement Body ("DSB") adopted its recommendations and rulings 
in United States – Section 110(5) of the U.S. Copyright Act  (WT/DS160). At the following 
DSB meeting, the United States informed the DSB of its intention to implement the 
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 into arbitration in order to 
determine the level of nullification or impairment of benefit s caused by section  110(5)(B) of the 
U.S. Copyright Act. After the arbitration, the parties reached a temporary resolution of the dispute, 
which was notified to the DSB  on June 23, 2003. That temporary arrangement covered the period 
through December  20, 2004.  
The U.S. Administration will work closely with the U.S. Congress and will continue to confer with the 
European Union in order to reach a mutually satisfactory resol ution of this matter.  
 
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