Copyright Legislative Developments - Recent Updates http://www.loc.gov/index.html Copyright Legislative Developments - Recent Updates en-us Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:55:00 -0600 Copyright Legislative Developments 46426322 https://www.copyright.gov/legislation?oclr=eacld Bills Recently Introduced

S. 169. ARTS Act. Introduced Feb. 2, 2021

H.R. 704. ARTS Act. Introduced Feb. 2, 2021

These bills direct the Copyright Office to waive various copyright registration-related fees for works that win certain competitions sponsored by the Congressional Institute or established by Congress.

 

]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:45:30 -0600 Copyright Legislative Developments 45349010 https://www.copyright.gov/legislation?oclr=eacld Recent Legislation

H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 enacted Dec. 27, 2020:

S. 5020, A bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, introduced 12/15/2020.

 

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]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2020 09:05:14 -0500 Copyright Legislative Developments 44431944 https://www.copyright.gov/legislation?oclr=eacld Bill Recently Introduced

S. 4632 - Online Content Policy Modernization Act, introduced 09/21/2020. To amend title 17, United States Code, to establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the scope of protection from civil liability for “good Samaritan” blocking and screening of offensive material, and for other purposes.

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]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:12:12 -0500 Copyright Legislative Developments 42177535 https://www.copyright.gov/legislation?oclr=eacld Bill Recently Introduced and Passed

H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Introduced: Mar. 25, 2020.
Passed House: Mar. 27, 2020

See Sec. 19011. (a) Amendment.—National Emergency Relief Authority for the Register of Copyrights, pages 769-772 in PDF version

 

]]> Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:32:47 -0600 Copyright Legislative Developments 41388339 https://www.copyright.gov/legislation?oclr=eacld Bills Recently Introduced

  • “Copyright Protection for Civilian Faculty of Certain Accredited Institutions,” Subtitle E, Section 544 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, amends title 17 of the U.S. Code by providing that the a civilian member of the faculty of certain military institutions, who authors a literary work produced in the course of employment for publication by a scholarly press or journal, owns the copyright of the work and may be directed to provide an irrevocable, nonexclusive license to the U.S. government.

  • “Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019” within the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 amends title 17 of the U.S. Code by providing a non-expiring compulsory license for satellite retransmissions of distant network stations and non-network “superstations” and by overhauling section 119 to narrow the definition of “unserved households” that can receive signals under the license.

  • “Library of Congress Technical Corrections Act of 2019” within the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act amends the basic pay for the Register of Copyrights and Associate Registers as provided in title 17 of the U.S. Code, and removes the cap on the number of permitted Copyright Royalty Judges staff members, as well as adjusting the compensation rate for those staff members.

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]]> Thu, 05 Dec 2019 13:27:25 -0600 Copyright Legislative Developments 40892161 https://www.copyright.gov/legislation?oclr=eacld Bill Recently Introduced

H.R. 5219 - Ask Musicians For Music Act of 2019, introduced 11/21/2019.

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S.2454 - Go Pack Go Act of 2019, introduced 9/10/2019.

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]]> Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:27:01 -0600 Copyright Legislative Developments 40728252 https://www.copyright.gov/legislation?oclr=eacld Two Bills Recently Introduced

H.R. 5140, Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019, introduced Nov. 18, 2019.

S. 2829, WEST Access Act, introduced Nov. 7, 2019.

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]]> Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:01:21 -0600 Copyright Legislative Developments 40650104 https://www.copyright.gov/legislation?oclr=eacld Artistic Recognition for Talented Students Act

H.R. 4997, Artistic Recognition for Talented Students Act, introduced Nov. 8, 2019. Click here for more information.

 

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