[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1189 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1189

  To make technical corrections in title 17, United States Code, and 
                              other laws.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 1999

 Mr. Coble (for himself and Mr. Berman) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To make technical corrections in title 17, United States Code, and 
                              other laws.

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

SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) Exemption of Certain Performances and Displays on Exclusive 
Rights.--Section 110(5) of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(A) a direct charge'' and inserting ``(i) 
        a direct charge''; and
            (2) by striking ``(B) the transmission'' and inserting 
        ``(ii) the transmission''.
    (b) Ephemeral Recordings.--Section 112(e) of title 17, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (10) as 
        paragraphs (2) through (9), respectively;
            (2) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``(2)'' and inserting ``(1)'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``(3)'' and inserting ``(2)'';
                    (B) by striking ``(4)'' and inserting ``(3)'';
                    (C) by striking ``(6)'' and inserting ``(5)''; and
                    (D) by striking ``(3) and (4)'' and inserting ``(2) 
                and (3)''; and
            (4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``(4)'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``(3)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``(5)'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``(4)''.
    (c) Online Copyright Infringement Liability.--Chapter 5 of title 
17, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the section 512 entitled ``Limitations 
        on liability relating to material online'' as section 513; and
            (2) in the table of sections at the beginning of that 
        chapter by striking

``512. Limitations on liability relating to material online.''
        and inserting

``513. Limitations on liability relating to material online.''.

SEC. 2. OTHER TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Clerical Amendment to Title 28, U.S.C.--The section heading for 
section 1400 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 1400. Patents and copyrights, mask works, and designs''.
    (b) Elimination of Conflicting Provision.--Section 5316 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``Commissioner of Patents, 
Department of Commerce.''.
    (c) Clerical Correction to Title 35, U.S.C.--Section 3(d) of title 
35, United States Code, is amended by striking ``, United States 
Code''.
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