COPYRIGHTS

Amendments

Education: exempt certain performances or displays used for distance learning from copyright infringement provisions and allow the making of a single copy of such performances or displays (S. 487), S5987, S5988, S5995 [7JN]

Government regulations: technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (S. 320), S11966 [15NO]

Analyses

Madrid Protocol Implementation Act (S. 407), S1637 [27FE]

Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act (S. 487), S2009 [7MR], S5992-S5994 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions

Education: exempt certain performances or displays used for distance learning from copyright infringement provisions and allow the making of a single copy of such performances or displays (see S. 487), S1972 [7MR] (see H.R. 2100), H2997 [7JN]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (see H.R. 614), H393 [14FE]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (see S. 320), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 615), H393 [14FE]

Laws: technical corrections (see S. 1888), S13943 [20DE]

Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (see S. 407), S1616 [27FE] (see H.R. 741), H441 [27FE]

SBA: establish pilot program to underwrite costs of initial foreign patent applications by participants in Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs (see S. 1323), S8704 [2AU]

Sound recording and reproducing: reform laws to facilitate the efficient delivery of music over the Internet (see H.R. 2724), H5333 [2AU]

States: restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (see S. 1611), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3204), H7717 [1NO]

Letters

Importance of performing rights organizations in administering copyright and performance royalty laws: Lamont H. Dozier, E1945 [30OC]

Patent, copyright, and trademark laws technical corrections: Marybeth Peters, Library of Congress, S1380 [14FE]

Supreme Court consideration of Tasini v. New York (NY) Times relative to inclusion of articles by freelance authors in electronic databases: Marybeth Peters, Library of Congress, E182 [14FE]

Remarks in House

Education: exempt certain performances or displays used for distance learning from copyright infringement provisions and allow the making of a single copy of such performances or displays (H.R. 2100), E1076 [12JN]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 614), E199 [14FE]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (H.R. 615), E200 [14FE]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (S. 320), H898-H901 [14MR]

Grade, Inna Hecker: relief (H.R. 2971), E1856 [12OC]

Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (H.R. 741), H889-H893 [14MR], E213 [27FE]

Sound recording and reproducing: importance of performing rights organizations in administering copyright and performance royalty laws, E1944 [30OC]

———reform laws to facilitate the efficient delivery of music over the Internet (H.R. 2724), E1543 [3AU]

States: restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (H.R. 3204), E1986, E1993 [2NO]

Television: tribute to Hallmark Channel and Jim Henson Co., for donation of certain licenses for FCC informational materials on v-chip technology and ratings systems, E1622 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Education: exempt certain performances or displays used for distance learning from copyright infringement provisions and allow the making of a single copy of such performances or displays (S. 487), S2007-S2011 [7MR], S5988-S5995 [7JN]

Government regulations: technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (S. 320), S1376-S1384 [14FE], S11926 [15NO]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (S. 320), unanimous-consent agreement, S1353 [13FE]

Laws: technical corrections (S. 1888), S14081 [20DE]

Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (S. 407), S1634-S1638 [27FE]

Napster Inc.: court decision on Internet access to copyrighted music, S1380 [14FE]

SBA: establish pilot program to underwrite costs of initial foreign patent applications by participants in Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs (S. 1323), S8738 [2AU]

States: restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (S. 1611), S11364-S11367 [1NO]

Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television, S9378 [13SE]

World Intellectual Property Day: observance, S3981 [26AP]

Reports filed

Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 741) (H. Rept. 107-19), H874 [13MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 407) (S. Rept. 107-46), S8203 [25JY]

Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 320) (H. Rept. 107-18), H831 [12MR]

Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 487) (S. Rept. 107-31), S5830 [5JN]

Statements

Napster: Hydie Buchanan, E1721 [25SE]

Restore Federal Remedies for Violations of Intellectual Property Rights by States: Representative Coble, E1986 [2NO]

Summaries

Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act (S. 1611), S11368 [1NO]

Texts of

H.R. 741, Madrid Protocol Implementation Act, H889-H891 [14MR]

S. 320, patent, copyright, and trademark laws technical corrections, S1381-S1384 [14FE], S11926 [15NO], H898-H901 [14MR]

S. 407, Madrid Protocol Implementation Act, S1635-S1637 [27FE]

S. 487, Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act, S2008 [7MR], S5988 [7JN]

S. 1323, SBIR and STTR Foreign Patent Protection Act, S8739 [2AU]

S. 1611, Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act, S11367 [1NO]