COPYRIGHTS related term(s) Patents
Addresses
Public Access to Certain Federal Information Products: Wayne Kelley, GPO, S1731 [27FE]
Agreements
Mutual understanding between the Japanese patent office and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Wataru Asou and Bruce A. Lehman, H1449 [14AP], H1726 [23AP]
Amendments
Government regulations: treatment of restored works, licensing, infringement actions, Copyright Office fees, court proceedings, and audio recordings and devices (H.R. 672), S11485, S11498 [30OC]
Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (H.R. 672), S11485, S11498 [30OC]
Analyses
Limitations on Copyright Liability Relative to Computer On-Line Material (H.R. 2180), E1452 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions
Bogsch, Arpad: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 143), H6917 [4SE]
Certain original designs: protection (see H.R. 2696), H9038 [22OC]
Computers: limitations on liability relative to on-line material (see S. 1146; H.R. 2180), S8723 [3SE], H5485 [17JY]
———permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer program to authorize additional copies under certain circumstances (see H.R. 72), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance educational opportunities (see H.R. 3048), H10953 [13NO]
Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see S. 1044), S7768 [21JY]
Crime: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see H.R. 2265), H5825 [25JY]
Exemptions (see S. 28), S159 [21JA]
Information services: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information (see H.R. 2652), H8832 [9OC]
Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (see H.R. 567), H284 [4FE]
Patent and Trademark Office: improve the integrity of patent system and ensure the validity of U.S. patents (see H.R. 812), H627 [25FE]
Patents: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]
———restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]
Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (see S. 506; S. 672), S2646 [20MR], H452 [11FE]
Sound recording and reproducing: treatment of distribution of certain phonorecords (see H.R. 1967), H4085 [19JN]
Terms: duration of protection (see S. 505; H.R. 604, 1621, 2589), S2646 [20MR], H347 [5FE], H2783 [15MY], H8299 [1OC]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: implementation (see S. 1121; H.R. 2281, 3048), S8532 [31JY], H6025 [29JY], H10953 [13NO]
Letters
No Electronic Theft (NET) Act: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S12691 [13NO]
Public access to certain Federal information products: Julianne Chappell, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, S1731 [27FE]
Satellite Home Viewer Act technical amendments: Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights of the U.S., H1056 [18MR]
Messages
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: President Clinton, S8284 [29JY]
Remarks in House
Computers: limitations on liability relative to on-line material (H.R. 2180), E1452 [17JY]
———permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer program to authorize additional copies under certain circumstances (H.R. 72), E21 [7JA]
Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance educational opportunities (H.R. 3048), E2352 [13NO]
Crime: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (H.R. 2265), E1527, E1529 [25JY]
Damadian, Raymond: resolution of legal case relative to MRI patent, H786 [6MR]
Information services: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information (H.R. 2652), E2000 [9OC]
Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (H.R. 567), E158 [4FE]
Patent and Trademark Office: improve the integrity of patent system and ensure the validity of U.S. patents (H.R. 812), H742 [5MR], H790 [6MR], H1371-H1374 [9AP], H1444-H1449 [14AP]
Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (H.R. 811), H595, H620-H624 [25FE], H682 [27FE], H742 [5MR], H790 [6MR], H1371-H1374 [9AP], H1444-H1449 [14AP]
———restore the proper term of patent protection, H445-H450 [11FE]
Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (H.R. 672), H1053-H1056 [18MR]
Sound recording and reproducing: treatment of distribution of certain phonorecords (H.R. 1967), E1260 [19JN]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: implementation (H.R. 3048), E2352 [13NO]
Remarks in Senate
Computers: limitations on liability relative to on-line material (S. 1146), S8728-S8730 [3SE]
———protection of data bases, S10263 [1OC]
Crime: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (H.R. 2265), S12689-S12692 [13NO]
———strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 1044), S7772 [21JY]
Government regulations: treatment of restored works, licensing, infringement actions, Copyright Office fees, court proceedings, and audio recordings and devices (H.R. 672), S11301 [28OC], S11498 [30OC], S11541 [31OC]
Information services: public access to certain Federal information products, S1730 [27FE]
Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (H.R. 672), S11301 [28OC], S11498 [30OC], S11541 [31OC]
———technical amendments (S. 506), S2678-S2682 [20MR]
Television: satellite broadcast rates, S11191 [24OC]
Terms: duration of protection (S. 505), S2678-S2684 [20MR], S6048 [20JN]
Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S8284 [29JY]
World Intellectual Property Organization: ratification and implementation of computer, sound recordings, and performance copyright protection treaties, S6726 [27JN]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: implementation (H.R. 2281), S8282 [29JY]
———implementation (S. 1121), S8582-S8586 [31JY]
Reports filed
Copyright Clarifications Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 506), S3348 [17AP]
Copyright Treatment of the Distribution of Certain Phonorecords: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1967) (H. Rept. 105-325), H8927 [21OC]
International Registration of Trademarks Relative to Madrid Protocol Agreements: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 567) (H. Rept. 105-199), H5777 [24JY]
No Electronic Theft (NET) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2265) (H. Rept. 105-339), H9500 [23OC]
Satellite Home Viewer Act Technical Amendments: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 672) (H. Rept. 105-25), H1039 [17MR]
Summaries
Copyright Clarifications Act (S. 506), S2687 [20MR]
Criminal Copyright Improvement Act (S. 1044), S7774 [21JY]
Texts of
H.R. 672, Satellite Home Viewer Act technical amendments, H1053-H1055 [18MR]
S. 506, Copyright Clarifications Act, S2685-S2687 [20MR]
S. 1044, Criminal Copyright Improvement Act, S7773 [21JY]
S. 1121, WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaty Implementation Act, S8583-S8585 [31JY]
S. 1146, Digital Copyright Clarification and Technology Education Act, S8730-S8732 [3SE]