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Articles and editorials

Here’s What Reformers Say Is Missing From Congress Cellphone Unlocking Bill, H1909 [25FE]

House’s Cellphone Unlocking Bill—Thanks but No Thanks, H1910–H1912 [25FE]

Rep. Goodlatte Slips Secret Change Into Phone Unlocking Bill That Opens the DMCA Up for Wider Abuse, H1908 [25FE]

Unlocking To Get a Vote in Congress, but the Bill Is Flawed, H1908 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions

Arts and humanities: secure rights of artists of works of visual art to provide royalties (see S. 2045), S1174 [26FE] (see H.R. 4103), H2001 [26FE]

Homosexuality: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ’’widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see S. 2919), S5918 [12NO] (see H.R. 5617), H7885 [18SE]

Information technology: apply first sale doctrine to any computer program that enables a machine or other product to operate (see H.R. 5586), H7884 [18SE]

Music and dance: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see S. 2321), S2910 [12MY] (see H.R. 4079), H1937 [25FE]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for the payment of royalties for the performance of sound recordings fixed before a certain date (see H.R. 4772), H5022 [29MY]

Television: facilitate paid television service in certain counties in Colorado (see S. 2375), S3237 [21MY]

——— provide for greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties (see H.R. 5585), H7884 [18SE]

Lists

National Academy of Inventors, Inc., Fellows Program inductees, E192 [11FE]

Remarks in House

Adams, Bill: Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association Inventor of the Year award recipient, E639 [30AP]

Government regulations: require infringement of a copyright for a violation relative to circumvention of copyright protection systems (H.R. 1892), H1905 [25FE]

Music and dance: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (H.R. 4079), E1278 [30JY]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute to Fellows Program inductees, E192 [11FE]

PRS for Music Ltd.: anniversary, E1370 [9SE]

Remarks in Senate

Homosexuality: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ’’widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (S. 2919), S5920 [12NO]

Texts of

S. 2919, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act, S5921 [12NO]