To amend statutory damages provisions of title 17, United States Code.
Increases from $100,000 to $150,000 the maximum additional damages a court may award for willful infringement.
Directs the Sentencing Commission, within 120 days after enactment of this Act, or within 120 days after there is a sufficient number of voting members of the Sentencing Commission to constitute a quorum, whichever is later, to promulgate emergency guideline amendments to implement the sentencing mandate with respect to crimes against intellectual property in the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H12884-12885)
Mr. Coble asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H12884-12885)
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H12884-12885)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S15221)
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15221)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 106-160.
Became Public Law No: 106-160.
Enacted as Public Law 106-160
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