Makes technical amendments to Federal copyright law.
Revises the denial of copyright protection for a design embodied in a useful article made public by the designer or owner in the United States or a foreign country more than a certain period of time before the date of the application for copyright registration, to increase from one year to two years such period of time before registration application and consequent copyright denial.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 196.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8192; text: CR S8192)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8192; text: CR S8192)
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Coble moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6362-6363)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1260.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6362)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6362)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 106-44.
Became Public Law No: 106-44.
Enacted as Public Law 106-44
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