COPYRIGHTS related term(s) Patents

Bills and resolutions

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights: prohibit President from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal, suspension, waiver, or modification without explicit authorization from Congress (see S. 4063), S2092 [7AP] (see H.R. 7582), H4510 [26AP]

Arts and humanities: include requirements for works adopted by reference into law (see H.R. 6769), H1130 [18FE]

Business and industry: limit term of new copyrights and apply new limit retroactively (see S. 4178), S2420 [10MY] (see H.R. 8250), H5923 [28JN]

Consumers: provide for diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic equipment (see H.R. 6566), H916 [2FE]

Dept. of Education: expand use of college textbooks available under open license in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information (see S. 3818), S1119 [10MR] (see H.R. 7040), H1423 [9MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit misuse of Dept. seal (see H.R. 7778), H5009 [16MY]

Government regulations: define and provide for accommodation and designation of technical measures to identify, protect, or manage copyrighted works (see S. 3880), S1253 [17MR] (see H.R. 9541), H9852 [14DE]

Music and dance: establish new royalty program to provide income to featured and non-featured performing artists whose music or audio content is listened to on streaming music services (see H. Con. Res. 102), H7557 [9AU]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for use of sound recordings (see S. 4932), S4969 [22SE]

Cost Estimates

Dept. of Homeland Security Seal Protection Act (H.R. 7778): CBO, E1039 [11OC]

Remarks in House

Sound recording and reproducing: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for use of sound recordings (H.R. 4130), H8525 [16NO]

U.S. Copyright Office: waive copyright registration fee for winners of Congressional Art Competition and Congressional App Competition (S. 169), H7926, H7927 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Sound recording and reproducing: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for use of sound recordings (S. 4932), S4972 [22SE]

Reports filed

American Music Fairness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4130) (H. Rept. 117–693), H10546 [30DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security Seal Protection Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 7778) (H. Rept. 117–446), H7403 [28JY]

Texts of

S. 169, Artistic Recognition for Talented Students (ARTS) Act, H7926 [19SE]

S. 3818, Affordable College Textbook Act, S1122 [10MR]