COPYRIGHT see also Patents

Addresses

Copyright Infringement, David Ladd, Register of Copyrights (excerpt), 935 [27JA]

Analyses

H.R. 1028, Semiconductor Chip Protection Act, 2905 [24FE]

S. 2171, Uniform Patent Procedures Act, 34501 [18NO]

Articles and editorials

But Is It Piracy?, 2266 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions

Artistic works: secure rights of authors (see H.R. 1521)

Cable television systems: royalty fees (see H.R. 2902)

Coin-operated phonorecord players: protect operators (see S. 1734; H.R. 3858, 4010)

Copyright Royalty Tribunal: amend act (see S. 1270)

———amend laws (see H.R. 3419)

Dance studios: exempt certain performances and displays (see H.R. 1674)

Free Market Copyright Royalty Act: enact (see S. 1270)

Home video recording: exempt from copyright infringement (see S. 175; H.R. 175)

Inventions: Federal standards for employee preinvention (see H.R. 3286)

———ownership and compensation (see H.R. 3285)

Laws: amend (see S. 1535, 1538; H.R. 2610)

———commemorate bicentennial anniversary (see S.J. Res. 165)

Nonprofit use of material: volunteer fire companies and rescue squads (see H.R. 2975)

Ornamental designs of useful articles: protect (see H.R. 2985)

Owners: protect from certain imports (see H.R. 4288)

Reciprocal copyright treatment: require (see S. 736)

Research and development: promote (see S. 1841; H.R. 3878)

Secondary transmissions: exclusive rights (see H.R. 1388)

Semiconductor chips and masks: protect against unauthorized duplication (see S. 1201; H.R. 1028)

Term: restore, for term of nonmarketability (see S. 1306)

———restore, for term on nonmarketability (see H.R. 3502)

Trademark: cancellation (see S. 1990)

Trademarks: strengthen laws against counterfeiting (see H.R. 2447)

Work for hire: define (see S. 2138)

Letters

Home taping hurts songwriters, George D. Weiss, 25201 [21SE], 27274 [5OC]

Lists

Organizations opposing work for hire, 34444 [18NO]

Petitions

Amend copyright law: New York, N.Y., City Council, 30902 [3NO]

Remarks in House

Cable systems: amend copyright laws (H.R. 1388), 2082 [10FE]

———copyright royalty fee structure (H.R. 2902), 11144 [4MY]

Coin-operated phonorecord players: modify royalty payment schedule (H.R. 3858), 23745 [12SE]

Copyright owners: compensation, 934-936 [27JA]

Copyright Royalty Tribunal: improve decisionmaking (H.R. 3419), 20698 [25JY]

Employee/inventors: patent rights (H.R. 3285, 3286), 15525 [13JN]

Free Market Copyright Royalty Act: introduction (H.R. 3419), 20698 [25JY]

Home audio taping: issues, 25201 [21SE]

Home video recording: exempt from liability for copyright infringement, 934-936 [27JA]

Impro Products, Inc.: relief (H.R. 2882), 10838 [3MY]

Inventors: ownership and compensation for inventions (H.R. 3285), 15525 [13JN]

Patent laws: amend (H.R. 5424-5428), 34801 [18NO]

Patents: issuance to individual inventors, 15525 [13JN]

Pharmaceutical products: extend patent term (H.R. 3502), 18383 [30JN]

Preinvention assignment agreements (H.R. 3286), 15525 [13JN]

Record, tape, and film piracy and counterfeiting: copyright laws, 934-936 [27JA]

Records: impact of taping rental, 934-936 [27JA]

Semiconductor Chip Protection Act: introduction (H.R. 1028), 2904 [24FE]

Small Business Independent Inventor Patent Fee Assistance Act: introduction (H.R. 3462), 18227 [29JN]

Video recorders: tax on equipment, 2266 [15FE]

Work-for-hire provision: amend, 30902 [3NO]

Remarks in Senate

Coin-Operated Phonorecord Player Copyright Act: introduction (S. 1734), 22463 [3AU]

Consumer Video Sales/Rental Amendment Act: introduction (S. 33), 556 [26JA]

Foreign nationals: compensation (S. 736), 4446 [9MR]

Free Market Copyright Royalty Act: introduction (S. 1270), 12109 [12MY], 34633 [18NO]

Home Recording Act: introduction (S. 31), 556 [26JA]

Home video recording: legalities (S. 175), 30146 [31OC]

National Productivity and Innovation Act: introduction (S. 1841), 24085 [14SE]

Patent and copyright laws: commemorate bicentennial anniversary of constitutional foundation (S.J. Res. 165), 24588 [19SE]

Patent Term Restoration Act: enact (S. 1306), 20596 [25JY]

———introduction (S. 1306), 12627 [17MY]

Record rental amendment (S. 32), 556 [26JA], 17644 [28JN]

Uniform Patent Procedures Act: introduction (S. 2171), 34501 [18NO]

Video cassette recorders: copyright application (S. 175), 851 [26JA], 30146 [31OC]

Work-for-hire: amend copyright laws (S. 2138), 34442 [18NO]

Summaries

Coin-Operated Phonorecord Player Copyright Act, 23746 [12SE]

S. 2171, Uniform Patent Procedures Act, 34501 [18NO]

Testimonies

Mechanism of Copyright, Joseph Waz, Jr. (excerpt), 934 [27JA]

Texts of

H.R. 1028, Semiconductor Chip Protection Act, 2904 [24FE]

S. 31, Home Recording Act, 557-563 [26JA]

S. 32, record rental amendment, 563 [26JA], 17644 [28JN]

S. 33, Consumer Video Sales/Rental Amendment Act, 563 [26JA]

S. 736, compensation of foreign nationals, 4446 [9MR]

S. 1270, Free Market Copyright Royalty Act, 12109 [12MY]

S. 1306, Patent Term Restoration Act, 12628 [17MY]

S. 1734, Coin-Operated Phonorecord Player Copyright Act, 22464 [3AU]

S. 1841, National Productivity and Innovation Act, 24085-24086 [14SE]

S. 2171, Uniform Patent Procedures Act, 34502-34505 [18NO]

S.J. Res. 165, commemorate bicentennial anniversary of constitutional foundation of patent and copyright laws, 24589 [19SE]