COPYRIGHTS

Amendments

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights (S. 167), S826, S827 [1FE]

Law enforcement: clarify the prohibition on the trafficking in goods or services (S. 1095), S12712 [10NO]

Analyses

Family Entertainment and Copyright Act: Title II Provisions Relative to Copyright Infringement Exemptions To Allow Private Individuals To Skip or Mute Objectionable Material in Movies (2004), S501 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions

Arts and humanities: encourage the preservation and restoration of copyrighted works for research, scholarly, and educational purposes (see H.R. 24), H72 [4JA]

Bayh-Dole Act: anniversary of amendments to patent and trademark laws (see H. Con. Res. 319), H12049 [16DE]

Business and industry: allow abandoned copyrighted works to enter the public domain after a certain period (see H.R. 2408), H3434 [17MY]

Copyright royalty judges: make technical corrections (see H.R. 1036), H940 [2MR]

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: clarify exclusive jurisdiction of appeals relative to patents, plant variety protection, or copyrights (see H.R. 2955), H4655 [16JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow faculty members at service academies and schools of professional military education to secure copyrights for certain scholarly works produced as part of their official duties (see H.R. 962), H795 [17FE]

Foreign countries: improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations and defend U.S. intellectual property interests from suspension of benefits abroad (see H.R. 3372), H6326 [21JY]

FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 1201), H1264 [9MR]

Intellectual property: improve management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement (see S. 1984), S12607 [9NO]

———strengthen laws and rights (see S. 167), S436 [25JA] (see H.R. 357), H195 [25JA]

Law enforcement: clarify the prohibition on the trafficking in goods or services (see S. 1095), S5580 [20MY]

Laws: make technical corrections (see H.R. 1037), H940 [2MR]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H7561 [28JY]

Ships and vessels: amend vessel hull design protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity (see S. 1785), S10594 [28SE]

Technology: require certain analog conversion devices to preserve digital content security measures (see H.R. 4569), H12047 [16DE]

Trademark Act: amend relative to dilution by blurring or tarnishment (see H.R. 683), H521 [9FE]

World Intellectual Property Day: support goals and recognize the importance of intellectual property in the U.S. and worldwide (see S. Con. Res. 28), S4258 [26AP] (see H. Res. 210), H1895 [12AP]

Colloquies

Family Entertainment and Copyright Act Title II Provisions Relative to Copyright Infringement Exemptions To Allow Private Individuals To Skip or Mute Objectionable Material in Movies: Senators Hatch, Cornyn, and Feinstein (2004), S500 [25JA]

Letters

World Intellectual Property Day: Zach Horowitz, Universal Music Group, S4347 [26AP]

Press releases

MPAA Chief Praises World Intellectual Property Day Resolution: Motion Picture Association of America, S4347 [26AP]

Publishers Applaud Senate Resolution on Safeguarding Intellectual Property Worldwide: Association of American Publishers, S4346 [26AP]

World Intellectual Property Day: International Intellectual Property Alliance, S4346 [26AP]

Remarks in House

Arts and humanities: encourage the preservation and restoration of copyrighted works for research, scholarly, and educational purposes (H.R. 24), E1 [4JA], E41 [6JA]

Copyright royalty judges: make technical corrections (H.R. 1036), H10243-H10246 [16NO]

Foreign countries: improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations and defend U.S. intellectual property interests abroad, H9351 [27OC]

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights, H6136 [20JY]

———strengthen laws and rights relative to songwriters, H8107 [20SE]

———strengthen laws and rights (S. 167), H2114-H2120 [19AP]

Motion pictures: provide that making limited portions of audio or video content imperceptible by a lawful possessor of an authorized copy for private home viewing is not a copyright or trademark infringement, H2118, H2119 [19AP]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (H. Con. Res. 230), H10326-H10329 [16NO]

Supreme Court: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer v. Grokster decision on the liability of Internet file-sharing services for their role in copyright infringement, H5224-H5227 [27JN], H5368 [29JN], E1363 [27JN], E1387 [28JN]

Technology: require certain analog conversion devices to preserve digital content security measures (H.R. 4569), E2569 [17DE]

Trademark Act: amend relative to dilution by blurring or tarnishment (H.R. 683), H2121-H2123 [19AP], E763 [26AP]

World Intellectual Property Day: support goals and recognize the importance of intellectual property in the U.S. and worldwide (H. Res. 210), H2591-H2593 [27AP]

Remarks in Senate

Foreign countries: improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations and defend U.S. intellectual property interests abroad, S12724 [14NO]

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights (S. 167), S494-S499 [25JA], S826, S827 [1FE], S3893 [19AP], S12716 [10NO]

Law enforcement: clarify the prohibition on the trafficking in goods or services (S. 1095), S5581, S5582 [20MY], S12712-S12714 [10NO]

———justice programs funding, S12316 [3NO]

Ships and vessels: amend vessel hull design protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity (S. 1785), S10600 [28SE], S13412 [18NO]

World Intellectual Property Day: support goals and recognize the importance of intellectual property in the U.S. and worldwide (S. Con. Res. 28), S4345, S4347-S4348 [26AP]

Reports filed

Copyright Laws' Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1037) (H. Rept. 109-75), H3112 [10MY]

Copyright Royalty Judges Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1036) (H. Rept. 109-64), H2734 [28AP]

Family Entertainment and Copyright Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 167) (H. Rept. 109-33), H1893 [12AP]

Protecting American Goods and Services Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1095), S12353 [3NO]

Support Goals and Ideals of World Intellectual Property Day and Recognize the Importance of Intellectual Property in the U.S. and Worldwide: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 210) (H. Rept. 109-53), H2548 [26AP]

Trademark Dilution Revision Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 683) (H. Rept. 109-23), H1690 [17MR]

Statements

World Intellectual Property Day: Mitch Bainwol, Recording Industry Association of America, S4347 [26AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 230, protect intellectual property rights in Russia, H10326 [16NO]

H. Res. 210, support goals and ideals of World Intellectual Property Day, H2591 [27AP]

H.R. 683, Trademark Dilution Revision Act, H2121 [19AP]

H.R. 1036, Copyright Royalty Judges Program Technical Corrections Act, H10243-H10245 [16NO]

S. 167, Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, S495-S498 [25JA], S827-S829 [1FE], H2114-H2117 [19AP]

S. 1095, Protecting American Goods and Services Act, S5581 [20MY], S12712 [10NO]

S. 1785, amend vessel hull design copyright protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity, S13412 [18NO]

S. 1785, amend vessel hull design protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity, S10600 [28SE]

S. Con. Res. 28, support goals of World Intellectual Property Day and recognize the importance of intellectual property in the U.S. and worldwide, S4265, S4348 [26AP]