WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS160/18
7 December 2001
(01-6263)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – SECTION 110(5)  OF THE US COPYRIGHT ACT
Status Report by the United States
The following communication, dated 6 December 2001, 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 "reasonable period of time" for implementation expires on the date that
the current session of the US Congress adjourns or 31 December 2001, whichever is earlier.  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 theEuropean Communities took the unprecedented step of resorting to arbitration under Article 25 of the
Understanding on Rules and Procedures Go verning the Settlement of Disputes  in order to determine
the level of nullification or impairment of benefits caused by Section 110(5)(B) of the US Copyright
Act.
In light of the award of the Arbitrators, the European Communities and the United States are
engaged in productive discussions with a view to resolving the dispute.
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