[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 3204 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3204

             To make certain corrections in copyright law.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            October 12 (legislative day, September 22), 2000

   Mr. Hatch introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
             To make certain corrections in copyright law.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) Amendments to Chapter 7.--Chapter 7 of title 17, United States 
Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 710, and the item relating to that section in 
        the table of contents for chapter 7, are repealed.
            (2) Section 705(a) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) The Register of Copyrights shall ensure that records of 
deposits, registrations, recordations, and other actions taken under 
this title are maintained, and that indexes of such records are 
prepared.''.
            (3)(A) Section 708(a) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Fees.--Fees shall be paid to the Register of Copyrights--
            ``(1) on filing each application under section 408 for 
        registration of a copyright claim or for a supplementary 
        registration, including the issuance of a certificate of 
        registration if registration is made;
            ``(2) on filing each application for registration of a 
        claim for renewal of a subsisting copyright under section 
        304(a), including the issuance of a certificate of registration 
        if registration is made;
            ``(3) for the issuance of a receipt for a deposit under 
        section 407;
            ``(4) for the recordation, as provided by section 205, of a 
        transfer of copyright ownership or other document;
            ``(5) for the filing, under section 115(b), of a notice of 
        intention to obtain a compulsory license;
            ``(6) for the recordation, under section 302(c), of a 
        statement revealing the identity of an author of an anonymous 
        or pseudonymous work, or for the recordation, under section 
        302(d), of a statement relating to the death of an author;
            ``(7) for the issuance, under section 706, of an additional 
        certificate of registration;
            ``(8) for the issuance of any other certification; and
            ``(9) for the making and reporting of a search as provided 
        by section 705, and for any related services.
The Register is authorized to fix fees for other services, including 
the cost of preparing copies of Copyright Office records, whether or 
not such copies are certified, based on the cost of providing the 
service.''.
                    (B) Section 708(b) is amended--
                            (i) by striking the matter preceding 
                        paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Adjustment of Fees.--The Register of Copyrights may, by 
regulation, adjust the fees for the services specified in paragraphs 
(1) through (9) of subsection (a) in the following manner:'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``increase'' and inserting ``adjustment'';
                            (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                        ``increase'' the first place it appears and 
                        inserting ``adjust''; and
                            (iv) in paragraph (5), by striking 
                        ``increased'' and inserting ``adjusted''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 121(a) of title, 17, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``sections 106 and 710'' and 
inserting ``section 106''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
        take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Carry-over of existing fees.--The fees under section 
        708(a) of title 17, United States Code, on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act shall be the fees in effect under section 
        708(a) of such title on the day before such date of enactment.
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