[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3288 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3288

  To amend title 17, United States Code, to create an exception from 
  copyright infringement for certain performances in places of public 
                             accommodation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 14, 1993

   Mr. Thomas of Wyoming (for himself and Mr. Pastor) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 17, United States Code, to create an exception from 
  copyright infringement for certain performances in places of public 
                             accommodation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Accommodations Exception Act 
of 1993''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT.

    Section 110 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) communication of a transmission, by radio or 
        television, embodying a performance or display of a work by the 
        public reception of the transmission on a receiving or 
        recording apparatus in a restaurant, tavern, or other 
        commercial establishment serving food or drink, the performance 
        of which is incidental to the main purpose of the restaurant, 
        tavern, or other commercial establishment, unless a direct 
        charge is made to see or hear the transmission.''.

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