### Question
How is the term license availability date defined?


### Answer
The term **license availability date** is defined in *17 U.S.C. § 115* as the following:

> January 1 following the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the enactment date

#### Citation:
  - *17 U.S.C. § 115*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT**

