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by thinkingemote 2006 days ago
That is from the definitions part of the document, which defines what "work being prepared for commercial public performance" means.

EDITS - on page 2543 https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/file...

3 years for released works.

5 years for unreleased stuff.

So it's not just for pre-release. Pre-release just gives you an additional 2 years in prison!