[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 111 (Tuesday, September 19, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H7770-H7771]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              COPYRIGHT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT OF 2000

  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 5106) to make technical corrections in copyright law, as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 5106

       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 ``Copyright Technical 
     Corrections Act of 2000''.

     SEC. 2. CORRECTIONS TO 1999 ACT.

       Title I of the Intellectual Property and Communications 
     Omnibus Reform Act of 1999, as enacted by section 1000(a)(9) 
     of Public Law 106-113, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 1007 is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (2)(A)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``1005(e)'' and inserting 
     ``1005(d)''.
       (2) Section 1006(b) is amended by striking 
     ``119(b)(1)(B)(iii)'' and inserting ``119(b)(1)(B)(ii)''.
       (3)(A) Section 1006(a) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (ii) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (B) Section 1011(b)(2)(A) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) in paragraph (1), by striking `primary transmission 
     made by a superstation and embodying a performance or display 
     of a work' and inserting `performance or display of a work 
     embodied in a primary transmission made by a superstation or 
     by the Public Broadcasting Service satellite feed';''.

     SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Title 17, United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 119(a)(6) is amended by striking ``of 
     performance'' and inserting ``of a performance''.
       (2)(A) The section heading for section 122 is amended by 
     striking ``rights; secondary'' and inserting ``rights: 
     Secondary''.
       (B) The item relating to section 122 in the table of 
     contents for chapter 1 is amended to read as follows:

``122. Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions by 
              satellite carriers within local markets.''.

       (3)(A) The section heading for section 121 is amended by 
     striking ``reproduction'' and inserting ``Reproduction''.
       (B) The item relating to section 121 in the table of 
     contents for chapter 1 is amended by striking 
     ``reproduction'' and inserting ``Reproduction''.
       (4)(A) Section 106 is amended by striking ``107 through 
     121'' and inserting ``107 through 122''.
       (B) Section 501(a) is amended by striking ``106 through 
     121'' and inserting ``106 through 122''.
       (C) Section 511(a) is amended by striking ``106 through 
     121'' and inserting ``106 through 122''.
       (5) Section 101 is amended--
       (A) by moving the definition of ``computer program'' so 
     that it appears after the definition of ``compilation''; and
       (B) by moving the definition of ``registration'' so that it 
     appears after the definition of ``publicly''.
       (6) Section 110(4)(B) is amended in the matter preceding 
     clause (i) by striking ``conditions;'' and inserting 
     ``conditions:''.
       (7) Section 118(b)(1) is amended in the second sentence by 
     striking ``to it''.
       (8) Section 119(b)(1)(A) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``transmitted'' and inserting 
     ``retransmitted''; and
       (B) by striking ``transmissions'' and inserting 
     ``retransmissions''.
       (9) Section 203(a)(2) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``(A) the'' and inserting ``(A) The''; and
       (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a 
     period;
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``(B) the'' and inserting ``(B) The''; and
       (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a 
     period; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``(C) the'' and 
     inserting ``(C) The''.
       (10) Section 304(c)(2) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``(A) the'' and inserting ``(A) The''; and
       (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a 
     period;
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``(B) the'' and inserting ``(B) The''; and

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       (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a 
     period; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``(C) the'' and 
     inserting ``(C) The''.
       (11) The item relating to section 903 in the table of 
     contents for chapter 9 is amended by striking ``licensure'' 
     and inserting ``licensing''.

     SEC. 4. OTHER AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Amendment to Title 18.--Section 2319(e)(2) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``107 through 
     120'' and inserting ``107 through 122''.
       (b) Standard Reference Data.--(1) Section 105(f) of Public 
     Law 94-553 is amended by striking ``section 290(e) of title 
     15'' and inserting ``section 6 of the Standard Reference Data 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 290e)''.
       (2) Section 6(a) of the Standard Reference Data Act (15 
     U.S.C. 290e) is amended by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and 
     all that follows through ``United States Code,'' and 
     inserting ``Notwithstanding the limitations under section 105 
     of title 17, United States Code,''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Coble) and the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Berman) will each control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Coble).


                             General Leave

  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks 
on H.R. 5106, the bill under consideration, and to insert extraneous 
material in the Record. 
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from North Carolina?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume; 
and I rise today in support of H.R. 5106, the Copyright Technical 
Corrections Act of 2000 and urge the House to adopt the measure.
  H.R. 5106 makes purely technical amendments to Title I of the 
Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999 and 
Title 17. H.R. 5106 corrects errors in references, spelling and 
punctuation, conforms the table of contents with section headings, 
restores the definitions in chapter 1 to alphabetical order, deletes an 
expired paragraph, and creates continuity in the grammatical style 
used.
  This legislation makes necessary improvements to the Copyright Act. 
The Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property and the Committee 
on the Judiciary support H.R. 5106 in a bipartisan manner and I urge 
its adoption today.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. 
Coble) once again for his able leadership in moving this bill forward 
expeditiously.
  H.R. 5106, the Copyright Technical Corrections Act of 2000, which I 
introduced with the chairman earlier this month, makes a number of 
technical corrections which merely change punctuation, correct cross 
references or paragraph numbering or correct editorial style in 
copyright law.
  I want to join the chairman in thanking the Copyright Office and the 
legislative counsel for their assistance in the drafting of this bill, 
along with the staffs to the majority and my own subcommittee minority 
staff as well.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge support for the bill.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I am supportive of the goals 
targeted by H.R. 5106, the ``Copyright Technical Corrections Act of 
2000. This bill will make a number of technical corrections to the 
Amendments to Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform 
Act of 1999, which was passed and signed into law by the first session 
of the 106th Congress.
  These corrections will allow for clarification of the intent and 
scope of the 1999 legislation and provide this Congress with an 
opportunity to correct errors, which have been identified in the 
current copyright law that have been identified.
  The copyright laws of the United States provide legal rights to 
exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a literary, 
musical, or artistic work, which also includes computer software 
programs. These laws provide security for those are engaged commercial 
transactions of every description. A few of these forms of commercial 
transaction are television, and radio programming, newspaper, and 
magazine publication as well as electronic commercial transactions that 
involve the commercial exchange of information.
  It is my hope that the work we do today relating to copyright law 
will ensure the protection of artist's work well into this new century.
  I would like to thank my colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee 
for their work in bringing this legislation to be considered by the 
Full House.
  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Coble) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5106, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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