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HR 3158 101th Congress House Commerce Copyright Health facilities Hospices (Terminal care) Hospitals Nursing homes Video tape recording

To amend title 17, United States Code, to permit the unlicensed viewing of videos under certain conditions.

Introduced: August 4, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 5, 1990
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 15, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
Aug 4, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Aug 4, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal copyright law to permit the unlicensed viewing of videos in a hospital, hospice, nursing home, or other group home providing health care if the institution: (1) provides long-term health care services to individuals on a regular basis; and (2) serves as a temporary or permanent home for such individuals. Prohibits such institutions from levying a direct charge for the video viewing, and from transmitting such video viewing via closed-circuit television or other means.

What's happening now April 5, 1990

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1557 Identical bill A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to permit the unlicensed viewing of videos under certain conditions.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 24, 1990
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Aug 4, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3158: To amend title 17, United States Code, to permit the unlicensed viewing of videos under certain conditions.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3158/
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"H.R. 3158: To amend title 17, United States Code, to permit the unlicensed viewing of videos under certain conditions.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3158/.
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H.R. 3158, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3158/.
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