S. 736 — A bill to provide that nonresident, foreign nationals not be compensated unless such claimant's country compensates United States citizens for retransmission of materials they own.

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Permits nonresident foreign nationals to collect royalties for the secondary transmission of their work in this country only if their own countries provide equivalent treatment for U.S. citizens and their work.

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1983-03-09
Introduced in Senate
1983-03-09
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
1983-03-15
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
1983-11-15
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-582.

A bill to provide that nonresident, foreign nationals not be compensated unless such claimant's country compensates United States citizens for retransmission of materials they own.

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