U.S. Laws, Regulations, and Policymaking
U.S. Copyright Law
This section includes links to the text of the copyright law, DMCA, SBTEA, other amendments and rulemakings as well as significant discussion papers and reports.
Sovereign Immunity and Choice of Law
This section includes Web sites and print resources that address copyright jurisdiction.
Pending Legislation
This section currently includes links and discussion covering recently approved legislation that affects higher education.
Archive of Pending Legislation
This section currently previously introduced legislation. See the Copyright Office Web Site for a complete listing.
CIP Site Suggestions
A note about Web sites and print and subscription resources: For Web sites, please report any broken links to cip@umuc.edu. For print and subscription resources, please contact your librarian for retrieval.
U.S. Copyright Law
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Bill Summary & Status for the 105th Congress of Public Law 105-304
Includes the text of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the text of the committee reports, and the legislative history. See also DMCA. Retrieved February 19, 2007.
Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code
Retrieved February 19, 2007, from Library of Congress Web site: http://www.loc.gov/copyright/title17/
Copyright Legislation for Current Congressional session
From the U.S. Copyright Office. Retrieved February 19, 2007 from http://www.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/
Anticircumvention Rulemaking
Text of the Librarian of Congress’ rulemaking on Sec. 1201(a)1 of the DMCA, Rulemaking on Exemptions from Prohibition on Circumvention of Technological Measures that Control Access to Copyrighted Works, October 27, 2000. Retrieved February 19, 2007, from http://www.loc.gov/copyright/1201/anticirc.htm
Overview of Copyright Law, Legal Information Institute
Retrieved February 19, 2007, from Cornell University Web site: http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/copyright
Copyright and Fair Use Web site of Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources
Retrieved July 16, 2006, from Stanford University Web site: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations: Copyright Regulations
Retrieved February 19, 2007, from U.S. Copyright Office Web site: http://www.copyright.gov/title37/
Search U. S. Supreme Court Copyright Decisions, Legal Information Institute
Retrieved February 19, 2007, from Cornell University Web site: http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/search/index.html
Section 13301 of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Public Law No. 107-273 (116 Stat. 1758, November 2, 2002)
Text of the TEACH Act, Technology Education and Copyright Harmonization Act. Retrieved February 19, 2007, from http://thomas.loc.gov/. (See pp. 154-157 of PDF)
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (SBCTEA)
Passed by both the House and Senate on October 7, 1998, and signed by President Clinton on October 21, 1998. S 505, P.L. 105-298, 11 Stat. 2827. or See, Federal Register, May 14, 2001, Vol. 66, No. 93, at Pages 24267 - 24268. Retrieved February 19, 2007, from http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:SN00505:|TOM:/bss/d105query.html|.
Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004, H.R. 1417
Passed by both House and Senate and signed by President Bush on November 30, 2004. P.L. 108-419. Retrieved February 19, 2007, from http://thomas.loc.gov/.
Anti-counterfeiting Amendments Act of 2004, H.R. 3632
Signed by President Bush on December 23, 2004. P.L. 108-482. Retrieved February 19, 2007, from http://thomas.loc.gov/.
Print and Subscription Resources
Bing, J. (2004). Copymarks: A suggestion for simple management of copyrighted material. International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, 18, 347-374. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Bunker, M. D., & Bolger, B. (2003). Protecting a delicate balance: Facts, ideas, and expression in compilation copyright cases. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 80, 183-197. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Crews, K.D. (1998). Harmonization and the goals of copyright: Property rights or cultural progress? Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, 6, 117. Retrieved March 6, 2001 from Academic Universe/Lexis-Nexis database.
Epstein, R. A. (2005). Untying the Grokster knot: Learning to live in a second-best world. Brown Journal of World Affairs, 12, 177-187. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Ferullo, D. L. (2004). Major copyright issues in academic libraries: Legal implications of a digital environment. Journal of Library Administration, 40(1/2), 23-40. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Gillespie, T. (2004). Copyright and Commerce: The DMCA, Trusted Systems, and the Stabilization of Distribution. Information Society, 20, 239-254. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Goldman, K. A. (2006). Limited times: Rethinking the bounds of copyright protection. University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 154(3), 705-740. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Hagins, T. (2003). Robbing Peter Gabriel to pay Paul’s dinner: Plunder, the free market, and the Fairness in Music Licensing Act. Texas Review of Law & Politics, 7, 385. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Hayes, B.S. (2000). Integrating moral rights into U.S. law and the problem of the Works for Hire doctrine. Ohio State Law Journal, 61, 1013. Retrieved May 30, 2001 from Academic Universe/Lexis-Nexis database.
Hoffmann, G. M. (2003). Recent developments in copyright law. Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, 12, 111-217. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Huang, O. (2006). U.S. Copyright Office orphan works inquiry: Finding homes for the orphans. Berkeley Technology Law Journal, 21, 265-288. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Hull, G. (2003). Thoughts on the fetishization of cyberspeech and the turn from “public” to “private” law. Constellations: An International Journal of Critical & Democratic Theory, 10, 113-134. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Fernández-Molina, J. C. (2004). Contractual and technological approaches for protecting digital works: Their relationship with copyright limitations. Online Information Review, 28, 148-157. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Jackson, M. (2003). From broadcast to webcast: Copyright law and streaming media. Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, 11, 447. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Jensen, C. (2003). The more things change, the more they stay the same: Copyright, digital technology, and social norms. Stanford Law Review, 56, 531-570. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Jones, M. (2004). Eldred V. Ashcroft: The constitutionality of the Copyright Term Extension Act. Berkeley Technology Law Journal, 19, 85-106. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Lakes, J. M. (2005). A pas de deux for choreography and copyright. New York University Law Review, 80, 1829-1861. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Landes, W. M., & Posner, R. A. (2003). Indefinitely renewable copyright. University of Chicago Law Review, 70, 471. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Lemley, M. A. (2005). Property, intellectual property, and free riding. Texas Law Review, 83, 1031-1075. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Loren, L. P. (2003). Untangling the web of music copyrights. Case Western Reserve LawReview, 53, 673. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Mazzone, J. (2006). Copyfraud. New York UniversityLawReview, 81, 1026-1100. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
McLeod, K. (2005). Confessions of an intellectual (property): Danger Mouse, Mickey Mouse, Sonny Bono, and My Long and Winding Path as a copyright activist-academic. Popular Music & Society, 28, 79-93. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Metcalfe, A., Diaz, V., & Wagoner, R. (2003). Academe, technology, cociety, and the market: Four frames of reference for copyright and fair use. portal: Libraries & the Academy, 3, 191. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Opderbeck, D. W. (2005). Peer-to-peer networks, technological evolution, and intellectual property reverse private attorney general litigation. Berkeley Technology Law Journal, 20, 1685-1756. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Proskine, E. A. (2006). Google’s technicolor dreamcoat: A copyright analysis of the Google book search library project. Berkeley Technology Law Journal, 21, 213-239. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Sirois, A., & Martin, S. (2006). United States copyright law and digital sampling: Adding color to a grey area. Information & Communications Technology Law, 15, 1-32. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Smith, N. (2004). The shrinkwrap snafu: Untangling the "extra element" in breach of contract claims based on shrinkwrap licenses. Brigham Young University Law Review, 2003, 1373-1418. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Tehranian, J. (2005). Whither copyright? Transformative use, free speech, and an intermediate liability proposal. Brigham Young University Law Review, 2005, 1201-1257. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Wagner, R. P. (2003). Information wants to be free: Intellectual property and the mythologies of control. Columbia Law Review, 103, 995. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Weiser, P. J. (2003). The internet, innovation, and intellectual property policy. Columbia Law Review, 103, 534. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Wu, T. (2004). Copyright’s communications policy. Michigan Law Review, 103, 278-366. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Schultz, J. M. (2001). Taking a bite out of circumvention: Analyzing 17 U.S.C @1201 as a criminal law. Michigan Telecommunication and Technology Law Review, 6, 1.
Sovereign Immunity and Choice of Law
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Web sites
Chavez: Enforcement of Copyright Law Against State Universities
Summary of Chavez v. Arte Publico Press, --- F.3d --- (CA 5 2000). by Georgia Harper, UT System, Office of General Counsel. Retrieved August 25, 2004 from http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/IntellectualProperty/chavez.htm
Sovereign Immunity and Intellectual Property (2000)
Analysis of FloridaPrepaid Postsecondary Educ. Expense Board v. College Savings Bank by Eugene Volokh, professor of law, UCLA Law School. Retrieved July 16, 2006, from http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~usclrev/pdf/073506.pdf
Statement before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Propterty, Committee on the Judiciary. 106th Congress, 2d Session
Statement by Marybeth Peters (2000, July 27). Retrieved July 16, 2006, from U.S. Copyright Office Web site: http://www.copyright.gov/docs/regstat72700.html
Why You Cannot Sue State U.: A Guide to Sovereign Immunity
Article by William E. Thro (2001). Retrieved July 16, 2006, from NACUA.org Web site: http://www.nacua.org/onlinepubs/sovereign.html
Conflict of Laws Issues in International Copyright
Article by Peter K. Yu (2001). Retrieved June 11, 2007, from: http://www.peteryu.com/gigalaw0401.pdf
Print and Subscription Resources
Berman, P. S. (2005). Choice of law and jurisdiction on the internet. University of PennsylvaniaLawReview, 153, 1819-1882. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Brozik, M.D. (2004). Re-stating IP law: Congress proposes withholding intellectual property protection from sovereignties that do not waive immunity from suit. IDEA: The Journal of Law and Technology, 44, 209. Retrieved August 25, 2004, from Lexis/Nexis Academic Database.
Childers, J.W. (2004, March). State sovereign immunity and the protection of intellectual property: Do recent congressional attempts to "level the playing field" run afoul of current Eleventh Amendment jurisprudence and other constitutional doctrines? North Carolina Law Review, 82, 1067. Retrieved August 26, 2004, from LexisNexis Academic database.
Driscoll, J.M. (1999). It's a small world after all: Conflict of laws and copyright infringement on the information superhighway. Journal of International Economic Law, 20, 939. Retrieved May 30, 2001 from Academic Universe/Lexis-Nexis database.
Ginsburg, J.C. (1997). Copyright without borders? Choice of forum and choice of law for copyright infringement in cyberspace. Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, 15, 153. Retrieved May 30, 2001 from Academic Universe/Lexis-Nexis database.
Ginsburg, J.C. (1999). The cyberian captivity of copyright: Territoriality and authors' rights in a networked world. Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal, 15, 347. Retrieved May 30, 2001 from Academic Universe/Lexis-Nexis database.
Klein, M. W. (2005). "Sovereignty of Reason": An approach to sovereign immunity and copyright ownership of distance-education courses at public colleges and universities. Journal of Law and Education, 34, 199-254. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from First Search LegalPeriodical /OCLC database.
Lipstein, K. (2005). Intellectual property: Parallel choice of law rules. CambridgeLaw Journal, 64, 593-613. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Mitchell N. B., Reese, R. , A. and Young, E. A. (2001) State accountability for violations of intellectual property rights: How to "fix" Florida Prepaid (and how not to). Texas Law Review Texas Law Review. 79 Tex. L. Rev. 1037. Retrieved Feburary 6, 2001 from Academic Universe/Lexis-Nexis database.
Meltzer, D. (2001). Symposium: Shifting the balance of power? The Supreme Court, federalism, and state sovereign immunity: Overcoming immunity: The case of federal regulation of intellectual property. The Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University Stanford Law Review. 53 Stan. L. Rev. 1331. Retrieved Feburary 6, 2001 from Academic Universe/Lexis-Nexis database.
Neufeld, R. T. (2002). Closing federalism's loophole in intellectual property rights. Berkeley Technology Law Journal, 17, 1295. Retrieved August 26, 2004, from LexisNexis Academic database
O'Quinn, J.C. (2002). Protecting private intellectual property from government intrusion: Revisiting SmithKline and the Case for Just Compensation. Pepperdine Law Review, 29, 435. Retrieved August 26, 2004, from LexisNexis Academic database.
Pike, G. H. (2003). Copyright and sovereign immunity. Information Today, 20(10), 17-20. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Quigley, T.D. (2004, June). Commercialization of the state university: Why the Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act of 2003 is necessary. University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 152, 2001. Retrieved August 26, 2004, from LexisNexis Academic database.
Reidenberg, J. R. (2005). Technology and internet jurisdiction. University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 153, 1951-2001. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Sandeen, S.K. (2001). Preserving the Public Trust in State-Owned Intellectual Property: A Recommendation for Legislative Action. McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific McGeorge Law Review. 32 McGeorge L. Rev. 385. Feburary 6, 2001 from Academic Universe/Lexis-Nexis database.
Scully, J. (2004). Symposium: A conversation and colloquia concerning "who owns your digital creations." McGeorge Law Review, 35, 227. Retrieved August 25, 2004, from LexisNexis Academic database.
Stein, A. R. (2006). Parochialism and pluralism in cyberspace regulation. University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 153, 2003-2016. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from Academic Search Premier/EBSCOhost database.
Swire, P. P. (2005). Elephants and mice revisited: Law and choice of law on the internet. University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 153, 1975-2001. Retrieved July 13, 2006, from First Search LegalPeriodical /OCLC database
White, B. (2002). Protecting patent owners from infringement by the states: Will the intellectual property rights restoration act of 1999 finally satisfy the court? Akron Law Review, 35, 531. Retrieved August 26, 2004, from LexisNexis Academic database.
Pending Legislation
Web sites
Copyright Office's Pending Legislation Web site
Retrieved June 13, 2007, from http://www.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/
Internet Radio Equality Act of 2007 (Introduced in Senate) S 1353 IS
Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. BROWNBACK) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. May 10, 2007. To nullify the determinations of the Copyright Royalty Judges with respect to webcasting, to modify the basis for making such a determination, and for other purposes.
Internet Radio Equality Act (Introduced in House) HR 2060 IH
Mr. INSLEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. April 26, 2007. To nullify the March 2, 2007, determination of the Copyright Royalty Judges with respect to webcasting, to modify the basis for making such a determination, and for other purposes.
Curb Illegal Downloading on College Campuses Act of 2007 (Introduced in House) HR 1689 IH
Mr. KELLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. March 26, 2007. To provide support to combat illegal downloading on college and university campuses.
Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007 (Introduced in House) HR 1201 IH
Mr. BOUCHER (for himself, Mr. DOOLITTLE, and Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. February 27, 2007. To amend title 17, United States Code, to promote innovation, to encourage the introduction of new technology, to enhance library preservation efforts, and to protect the fair use rights of consumers, and for other purposes.
Perform Act of 2007 (Introduced in Senate) S 256 IS
Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. BIDEN, and Mr. ALEXANDER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. January 11, 2007. To harmonize rate setting standards for copyright licenses under sections 112 and 114 of title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes.
Archive of Pending Legislation
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Copyright Office's Archive of Pending Legislation
Retrieved June 13, 2007, from http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/archive/
Anticounterfeiting Amendments Act of 2004 (Reported in House)
Introduced by Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. KELLER, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GALLEGLY, and Mr. CARTER). July 13, 2004. To prevent and punish counterfeiting of copyrighted copies and phonorecords, and for other purposes.
Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004, S. 2560
Introduced By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. FRIST, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina, and Mrs. BOXER). June 22, 2004. To amend chapter 5 of title 17, United States Code, relating to inducement of copyright infringement, and for other purposes.
Family Movie Act of 2004, H.R. 4586
Introduced by Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. FORBES). June 16, 2004.
To provide that making limited portions of audio or video content of motion pictures
imperceptible by or for the owner or other lawful possessor of an authorized copy of that motion picture for private home viewing, and the use of technology therefor, is not an infringement of copyright or of any right under the Trademark Act of 1946.
Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2004, H.R. 4077
Introduced by Mr. SMITH of Texas. March 31, 2004. To enhance criminal enforcement of the copyright laws, to educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and for other purposes.
Protecting Intellectual Property Rights Against Theft and Expropriation Act of 2004, S. 2237
Introduced by Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. HATCH). March 25, 2004. To amend chapter 5 of title 17, United States Code, to authorize civil copyright enforcement by the Attorney General, and for other purposes.
Anticounterfeiting Act of 2004, S. 2227 Introduced by Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. SMITH, and Mr. ALLEN). March 23, 2004. To prevent and punish counterfeiting and copyright piracy, and for other purposes.
Consumer Access to Information Act of 2004, H.R. 3872
Introduced by Mr. STEARNS. March 2, 2004. To prohibit the misappropriation of databases while ensuring consumer access to factual information.
Satellite Home Viewer Extension Act of 2004, S. 2013
Introduced by Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. DEWINE, and Mr. KOHL). January 21, 2004. To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to extend satellite home viewer provisions.
ART Act, S. 1932
Introduced by Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. HATCH, Mr. SMITH, Mr. ALEXANDER, and Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina). November 22, 2003. To provide criminal penalties for unauthorized recording of motion pictures in a motion picture exhibition facility, to provide criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized distribution of commercial prerelease copyrighted works, and for other purposes.
Enhancing Federal Obscenity Reporting and Copyright Enforcement Act of 2003, S. 1933
Introduced by Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Mr. CORNYN). November 21, 2003. To promote effective enforcement of copyrights, and for other purposes.
Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act, H.R. 3261
Introduced by Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. TAUZIN, and Mr. SENSENBRENNER). October 8, 2003. To prohibit the misappropriation of certain databases.
Consumers, Schools, and Libraries Digital Rights Management Awareness Act of 2003, S. 1621
Introduced by Mr. BROWNBACK. September 16, 2003. To provide for consumer, educational institution, and library awareness about digital rights management technologies included in the digital media products they purchase, and for other purposes.
Public Access to Science Act, H.R. 2613
Introduced by Mr. SABO (for himself, Ms. KAPTUR, and Mr. FROST). June 26, 2003. To amend title 17, United States Code, to exclude from copyright protection works resulting from scientific research substantially funded by the Federal Government.
Public Domain Enhancement Act, H.R. 2601
Introduced by Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. DOOLITTLE). June 25, 2003. To amend title 17, United States Code, to allow abandoned copyrighted works to enter the public domain after 50 years.
Intellectual Property Restoration Act of 2003, H.R. 2344
Introduced by Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. BERMAN). June 5, 2003. To restore Federal remedies for infringements of intellectual property by States, and for other purposes. Statement of Register of Copyrights re: H.R. 2344 http://www.copyright.gov/docs/regstat061703.html
Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act of 2003, S. 1191
Introduced by Mr. LEAHY. June 5, 2003. To restore Federal remedies for infringements of intellectual property by States, and for other purposes.
Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2003, H.R. 1417
March 25, 2003. To amend title 17, United States Code, to replace copyright arbitration royalty panels with a Copyright Royalty Judge, and for other purposes.
Digital Consumer Right to Know Act, S. 692
Introduced by Mr. WYDEN. March 24, 2003. To require the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules regarding the disclosure of technological measures that restrict consumer flexibility to use and manipulate digital information and entertainment content.
Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2003, H.R. 107 Introduced by Mr. BOUCHER (for himself, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. BACHUS, and Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island). January 7, 2003. To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that the advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc is an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice, and for other purposes.
Author, Consumer, and Computer Owner Protection and Security (ACCOPS) Act of 2003, H.R. 2752 Introduced by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) and six co-sponsors. July 16, 2003. To encourage the development and distribution of creative works by enhancing domestic and international enforcement of the copyright laws, and for other purposes.
Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003, H.R. 2517 Introduced by Mr. Smith of Texas (for himself, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Conyers) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary). June 19, 2003. To enhance criminal enforcement of the copyright laws, educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and clarify the authority to seize
unauthorized copyrighted works.
Net Consumer Expectations (BALANCE) Act of 2003, H.R. 1066 Sponsored by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA). March 4, 2003. To amend title 17, United States Code, to safeguard the rights and expectations of consumers who lawfully obtain digital entertainment. Retrieved March 14, 2003.
Digital Choice and Freedom Act of 2002, H. R. 5522 Sponsored by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA). October 2, 2002. To amend title 17, United States Code, to safeguard the rights and expectations of consumers who lawfully obtain digital entertainment. Retrieved February 11, 2003.
Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2002, H. R. 5544 Introduced by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA). October 3, 2002. To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that the advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc is an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice, and for other purposes. Retrieved February 11, 2003.
Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act, S. 2048 Introduced by Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-SC). October 3, 2002. A bill to regulate interstate commerce in certain devices by providing for private sector development of technological protection measures to be implemented and enforced by Federal regulations to protect digital content and promote broadband as well as the transition to digital television, and for other purposes. Retrieved February 11, 2003.
Security Systems Standards and Certification Act Sponsors: Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-S.C.), chairman of the Senate Commerce committee, and Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). Draft dated August 6, 2001. This bill has not been introduced as of September 7, 2001. (Provided by Declan McCullagh's Politech) Retrieved February 13, 2002.
Twenty-First Century Distance Learning Enhancement Act H.R. 2100 To amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, relating to the exemption of certain performances or displays for educational uses from copyright infringement provisions, to provide that the making of copies or phonorecords of such performances or displays is not an infringement under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. Retrieved February 13, 2002.
H.R. 354 Collections of Information Antipiracy Act Database Protection Bill. Committee on Commerce discharged (10/8/1999). Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 212(10/8/1999). Retrieved February 13, 2002.
H.R. 1858 Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act Database Protection Bill. Committee on Judiciary discharged (10/8/1999 ). Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 213 (10/8/1999). Retrieved February 13, 2002.
Print and Subscription Resources
Bastian, M.J. (1999). Protection of "noncreative" databases: Harmonization of United States, foreign and international law. Boston College International and Comparative Law Review, 22, 425. Retrieved February 12, 2001 from Academic Universe/Lexis-Nexis database.
Gasaway, Laura N. (2001) Balancing Copyright Concerns: The TEACH Act of 2001. Educause Review, 36:6, 82. Retrieved February 12, 2001 from Academic Search Premier database.
Standards of protection for databases in the European Community and the United States: Feist and the myth of creative originality. (1993). George Washington Journal of International Law & Economics, 27, 457. Retrieved February 12, 2001 from Academic Universe/Lexis-Nexis database.
