### Question
What is the definition of reliance party?


### Answer
The definition of **reliance party** is as follows in *17 U.S.C. § 104A*:

> any person who—


(A) with respect to a particular work, engages in acts, before the source country of that work becomes an eligible country, which would have violated section 106 if the restored work had been subject to copyright protection, and who, after the source country becomes an eligible country, continues to engage in such acts

#### Citation:
  - *17 U.S.C. § 104A*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT**

