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Film Disclosure Act of 1992

Introduced: August 12, 1992 See on congress.gov
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Aug 25, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
Aug 12, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Aug 12, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Film Disclosure Act of 1992 - Amends the Lanham Act to require that each public exhibition of a materially altered motion picture (and each copy of such film offered to the public through sale or rental) bear a label which conspicuously discloses the fact of: (1) the film's material alteration from the form in which it was first released to the public; (2) the nature of such alteration; and (3) any objections raised by the artistic authors with reference to such alteration.

Delineates the compliance procedure for: (1) distributors or networks that propose to exploit a materially altered film; and (2) motion pictures intended for home use through either retail purchase or rental.

Grants an artistic author the right to seek injunctive relief in U.S. district courts to prevent violation of his or her rights under this Act.

What's happening now August 25, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Aug 12, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5868: Film Disclosure Act of 1992. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5868/
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"H.R. 5868: Film Disclosure Act of 1992." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5868/.
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H.R. 5868, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5868/.
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