32 CFR § 142.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s142.1"
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title: "32 CFR § 142.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "142.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN"
part_number: "142"
part_name: "COPYRIGHTED SOUND AND VIDEO RECORDINGS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "10 U.S.C. 133."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 49452, Dec. 20, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "142"
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# 142.1 Purpose.

This part provides policy, prescribes procedures, and assigned responsibilities regarding the use of copyrighted sound and video recordings within the Department of Defense.