3.0.0 3106 2019-11-15T21:58:58Z 2019-11-15T21:58:58Z Senate S S 2008-06-10 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-10T21:12:23Z Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007 110 1640 S 2007-10-05 Received in the House. 15:03:00 Related bill CRS Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008 110 6531 HR 2008-10-16 Became Public Law No: 110-434. Identical bill CRS 2008-06-10 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5449) IntroReferral 2008-06-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5449) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2008-06-10 True K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2008-06-10 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2008-06-10 True H.R.6531 https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6531 Commerce Intellectual property Marine and inland water transportation Military procurement, research, weapons development Commerce 00 2008-06-10 Introduced in Senate 2008-07-22T19:18:28Z

Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008 - Amends federal copyright law to specify that the design of a vessel's hull, deck, or combination of a hull and deck, including a plug or mold are protected (currently, only the design of the vessel hull is protected, including a plug or mold and the definition of hull includes the deck).

Requires that Department of Defense rights in a registered design, including the right to build to such a design, be determined solely by provisions of federal Armed Forces law relating to rights in technical data or by the instrument under which the design was developed for the U.S. government.

Redefines "useful article" and "hull." Defines "deck" as the horizontal surface of the vessel that covers the hull, including exterior cabin and cockpit surfaces, and exclusive of masts, sails, yards, rigging, hardware, fixtures, and other attachments.

]]> A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck. Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008 Display Title A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck. Introduced in Senate 2008-06-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3106is/xml/BILLS-110s3106is.xml 2008-06-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5449) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.