A bill to amend statutory damages provisions of title 17, United States Code.
Increases from $100,000 to $150,000 the maximum amount to which a court may increase the award of statutory damages per work where the copyright owner sustains the burden of proving, and the court finds, that infringement was committed willfully.
Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission by a specified deadline to promulgate emergency guideline amendments to implement the requirements of the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act for sentences sufficiently stringent to deter criminal infringement of a copyright or trademark, in accordance with certain procedures set forth in the Sentencing Act of 1987, as though the authority under that Act had not expired.
Laid on the table. See S. 1257 for further action. (consideration: CR H6799)
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 193.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8190-8191)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8190-8191)
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Coble asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H6799)
The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 1761. Agreed to without objection.
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Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
A similar measure H.R. 1761 was laid on the table without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in the House amendment with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14891-14892)
Senate concurred in the House amendment with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14891-14892)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.