A bill to amend the Copyright Act in section 601 of title 17, United States Code, to provide for the manufacturing and public distribution of certain copyrighted material.
Amends the copyright law to repeal the manufacturing clause which requires copies of certain English language works by U.S. authors to be manufactured in the United States or Canada to be eligible for U.S. copyright protection.
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the U.S. Trade Representative to identify and report to the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee by February 1, 1987, on barriers to trade printed material erected by specified countries.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Committee on Judiciary. Referred to the Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks for a period not to exceed 30 days. If the Subcommittee has not acted by December 16, 1985, the Subcommittee will be automatically discharged from further consideration thereof.
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, Patent and Trademark Office (Commerce Department).
Committee on Judiciary. Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks discharge extended to February 28, 1986.
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held.
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 99-303. Minority views filed.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 99-303. Minority views filed.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 654.
Referred to the Committee on Finance by unanimous consent for a period not to extend beyond June 11, 1986, provided, that any amendments reported by the Committee on Finance relating to the subject matter of the bill, as reported, shall be in order and that the bill be available for consideration on June 12, 1986.
Star Print ordered report 99-303.
Committee on Finance. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-767.
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Packwood with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 99-322.
Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Packwood with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 99-322.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 681.
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