COPYRIGHTS see also Patents

Bills and resolutions

Arts and humanities: secure rights of artists of works of visual art to provide royalties (see S. 977), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 1881), H2307 [16AP]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 757), S1585 [17MR] (see H.R. 1627), H2033 [25MR]

FCC: provide for greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties (see H.R. 3496), H5974 [11SE]

Gordy, Berry, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 550), H9011 [3DE]

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. 23), S11 [6JA] (see H.R. 238), H187 [9JA]

Information technology: allow consumers to permanently unlock all electronic devices and media that do not infringe on existing copyrights (see H.R. 1587), H1899 [24MR]

——— apply first sale doctrine to any computer program that enables a machine or other product to operate (see H.R. 862), H980 [11FE]

Library of Congress: expand availability to exemptions to prohibition on copyrighted technological protection measures to facilitate computer security research, personal device maintenance, and technological innovation (see S. 990), S2245 [16AP]

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. 662), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 1283), H1611 [4MR]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings (see H.R. 1733), H2151 [13AP]

——— provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers (see H.R. 1457), H1801 [19MR]

U.S. Copyright Office: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 4241), H9306 [11DE]

Lists

National Academy of Inventors, Inc., Fellows Program inductees, E216 [13FE], E227 [20FE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Education: ensure teachers, parents, and other educational professionals receive education on the harms of copyright piracy in order to educate students to that end, H1271, H1272 [26FE]

Gordy, Berry, Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 550), E1708 [3DE]

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. 1283), H9198–H9201 [9DE], E1753 [9DE]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute to Fellows Program inductees, E216 [13FE], E227 [20FE]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings (H.R. 1733), E465 [13AP]

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. 23), S12 [6JA]

Texts of

S. 23, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act, S13 [6JA]