17 USC § 1205 - Savings clause

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identifier: "/us/usc/t17/s1205"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "17 USC § 1205 - Savings clause"
title_number: 17
title_name: "COPYRIGHTS"
section_number: "1205"
section_name: "Savings clause"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 105–304, title I, § 103(a), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2876.)"
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# § 1205. Savings clause

Nothing in this chapter abrogates, diminishes, or weakens the provisions of, nor provides any defense or element of mitigation in a criminal prosecution or civil action under, any Federal or State law that prevents the violation of the privacy of an individual in connection with the individual’s use of the Internet.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 105–304, title I, § 103(a), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2876.)