S. 175 — A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code to exempt the private noncommercial recording of copyrighted works on video recorders from copyright infringement.

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Amends the copyright law to exclude from liability for infringement of copyright any individual who records copyrighted works on a video recorder if the recording is made for a private use and is not used in a commercial nature.

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H.R. 175A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code to exempt the private noncommercial recording of copyrighted works on video recorders from copyright infringement.
1983-07-08Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Justice.
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1983-01-26
Introduced in Senate
1983-01-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
1983-02-22
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
1983-10-25
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-597.

A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code to exempt the private noncommercial recording of copyrighted works on video recorders from copyright infringement.

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