3.0.0 3945 2023-01-11T13:38:29Z 2023-01-11T13:38:29Z House HR 2017-10-04 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 159 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JEFFRIES:H.R. 3945.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper . . .[Page H7842]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Hearings by 2018-09-27T15:41:23Z Referred to 2017-10-04T14:01:40Z 2018-09-27 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2017-10-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-10-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 N M001179 Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] Tom Marino R PA 10 2017-10-04 True C001093 Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] Doug Collins R GA 9 2017-10-04 True S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2017-10-04 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2017-10-04 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2017-10-04 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2018-01-29 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2018-01-29 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2018-04-09 False C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2018-04-09 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 22 2018-05-09 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2018-05-09 False P000611 Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] Bruce Poliquin R ME 2 2018-06-01 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2018-06-08 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2018-06-20 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2018-10-26 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 8 2018-10-26 False Commerce Administrative remedies Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Congressional agencies Evidence and witnesses Intellectual property Judicial review and appeals Library of Congress Commerce 00 2017-10-04 Introduced in House 2019-07-19T20:30:25Z Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2017 or the CASE Act of 2017

This bill creates the Copyright Claims Board, a body within the U.S. Copyright Office to decide copyright disputes. Damages awarded by the board are capped at $30,000.

Participation in board proceedings is voluntary, and parties may choose instead to have a claim or defense heard in court. If the parties agree to have their dispute heard by the board, they shall forego the right to be heard before a court and the right to a jury trial.

The board shall be authorized to hear copyright infringement claims, actions for a declaration of noninfringement, claims that a party knowingly sent false takedown notices, and related counterclaims.

The bill provides for various procedures, requests for information from the other party and requests for the board to reconsider a decision.

The board may issue monetary awards based on actual or statutory damages.

The parties shall bear their own attorneys' fees and costs except where there is bad faith misconduct, and such awards shall be limited to $5,000.

A board's final determination precludes relitigating the claims in court or at the board, but parties may apply to a federal district court for review of the decision.

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CASE Act of 2017 Display Title CASE Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced CASE Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 17, United States Code, to establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3945ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3945ih.xml 2018-09-27 Committee Hearings Held. 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.