3.0.0 1273 2022-11-01T13:50:03Z 2022-11-01T13:50:03Z Senate S 2019-05-01 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2019-09-12T20:07:07Z Markup by 2019-07-18T14:00:00Z Referred to 2019-05-01T19:23:51Z S. Rept. 116-105 CASE Act of 2019 116 2426 HR 2019-10-23 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 266. Identical bill CRS Related bill House Online Content Policy Modernization Act 116 4632 S 2020-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2019-09-12 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 206. Calendars 2019-09-12 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham without amendment. With written report No. 116-105. Committee 2019-09-12 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham without amendment. With written report No. 116-105. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-07-18 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2019-05-01 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-05-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000393 Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] John Kennedy R LA Neely N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-05-01 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2019-05-01 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-05-01 True B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2019-05-21 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-06-04 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2019-07-09 False C001096 Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Kevin Cramer R ND 2019-07-16 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-07-16 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2019-07-17 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2019-07-18 False C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2019-07-18 False C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2019-07-18 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-07-18 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2019-07-18 False G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2019-10-15 False B001310 Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] Mike Braun R IN 2019-10-15 False H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2019-10-23 False Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2019-10-30 False E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2020-03-02 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2020-06-23 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2020-12-03 False 2019-09-19T19:40:00Z S. 1273, CASE Act of 2019 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55646 As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary onSeptember 12, 2019 Commerce Administrative remedies Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Congressional agencies Evidence and witnesses Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intellectual property Judicial review and appeals Library of Congress Commerce 00 2019-05-01 Introduced in Senate 2019-10-30T19:27:37Z Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 or the CASE Act of 2019

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 with an opt-out procedure for defendants, and parties may choose instead to have a dispute 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. Board proceedings shall have no effect on class actions.

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, including with respect to 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.

A board's final determination precludes relitigating the claims in court or at the board. Parties may challenge a board decision in federal district court only if (1) the decision was a result of fraud, corruption, or other misconduct; (2) the board exceeded its authority or failed to render a final determination; or (3) in a default ruling or failure to prosecute, the default or failure was excusable.

]]> 25 2019-09-12 Reported to Senate 2019-10-30T21:07:14Z Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 or the CASE Act of 2019

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 with an opt-out procedure for defendants, and parties may choose instead to have a dispute 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. Board proceedings shall have no effect on class actions.

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, including with respect to 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.

A board's final determination precludes relitigating the claims in court or at the board. Parties may challenge a board decision in federal district court only if (1) the decision was a result of fraud, corruption, or other misconduct; (2) the board exceeded its authority or failed to render a final determination; or (3) in a default ruling or failure to prosecute, the default or failure was excusable.

]]> CASE Act of 2019 Display Title CASE Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced CASE Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate CASE Act of 2019 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1273rs/xml/BILLS-116s1273rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1273is/xml/BILLS-116s1273is.xml 2019-09-12 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 206. 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.