Amends the Copyright Act of 1976 to provide that the unpublished nature of a work shall be but one of many considerations to be used by a court when determining whether copyrighted material may be used without permission or payment when its use is fair and for a purpose statutorily identified as being in the public interest.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 187.
By Senator Biden from Committee on Judiciary filed written report under the authority of the order of Jul 23, 91. Report No. 102-141. Additional views filed.
By Senator Biden from Committee on Judiciary filed written report under the authority of the order of Jul 23, 91. Report No. 102-141. Additional views filed.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
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