3.0.0 576 2024-07-24T15:23:59Z 2024-07-24T15:23:59Z House H HR 2023-01-26 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STEUBE:H.R. 576.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H430]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-01-26T15:02:15Z 2023-01-26 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 N Commerce Commerce 2023-02-14T16:00:40Z 00 2023-01-26 Introduced in House 2023-06-01T19:37:16Z Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2023

This bill shortens the copyright protection term to 28 years starting from the date the work was originally secured, to be renewable for an additional 28-year term. (Under current law, for works created after 1977, the general rule is that the copyright term lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years.)

The bill shall apply to all works fixed on or after the bill's enactment, except that it shall have retroactive effect for copyrights belonging to an entity that (1) is involved in the motion picture or arts and entertainment industries, and (2) has a market capitalization of more than $150 billion.

]]> Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2023 Display Title 45 Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:23:59Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:42:48Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To address the duration of copyright, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:14:15Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr576ih/xml/BILLS-118hr576ih.xml 2023-01-26 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.