A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code with respect to rental, lease or lending of motion pictures and other audiovisual works.
Consumer Video Sales/Rental Amendment of 1983 - Prohibits the owner of a particular copy of a motion picture or other audiovisual work from renting, leasing, or lending such copy for commercial advantage unless authorized to do so by the copyright owner.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-412.
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
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