A bill entitled the "Copyright Remedy Clarification Act".
Copyright Remedy Clarification Act - Amends Federal copyright law to provide that any State, State instrumentality, or officer or employee of the State or State instrumentality is liable to the same extent as any nongovernmental entity for: (1) copyright infringement; (2) importation of phonorecord copies without the authority of the copyright owner; and (3) infringement of exclusive rights in mask works. Denies sovereign immunity to any State for such violations and provides the same remedies as are available against other private or public entities, including (for parties meeting certain criteria) attorney's fees and attendant court costs.
Clean Bill, H.R. 3045 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.
Became Public Law No: 101-553.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-757.
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Judiciary incorporated provisions of related measures H.R. 3045 in reported measure.
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 101-305.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 101-305.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 568.
Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 3045 as an amendment.
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Senate passed companion measure H.R. 3045 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote.
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.