S 1035
102th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Copyright
A bill to amend section 107 of title 17, United States Code, relating to fair use with regard to unpublished copyrighted works.
Introduced: May 9, 1991
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Everywhere this bill has been
14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
Oct 1, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 30, 1991
Held at the desk.
Sep 30, 1991
Received in the House.
Sep 30, 1991
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 27, 1991
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Sep 27, 1991
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Aug 29, 1991
By Senator Biden from Committee on Judiciary filed written report under the authority of the order of Jul 23, 91. Report No. 102-141. Additional views filed.
Jul 26, 1991
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 187.
Jul 26, 1991
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment. Without written report.
Jun 13, 1991
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 16, 1991
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
May 9, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
May 9, 1991
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Copyright Act of 1976 to provide that the unpublished nature of a work shall be but one of many considerations to be used by a court when determining whether copyrighted material may be used without permission or payment when its use is fair and for a purpose statutorily identified as being in the public interest.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
Cosponsors
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