HR 4643
107th Congress
House
Commerce
Antitrust law
Artists
Arts, Culture, Religion
Authors and authorship
Civil actions and liability
Copyright infringement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Damages
Fines (Penalties)
Intellectual property
Law
Legal fees
Publishers and publishing
Freelance Writers and Artists Protection Act of 2002
Introduced: May 2, 2002
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 3, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E702)
May 2, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 2, 2002
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Freelance Writers and Artists Protection Act of 2002 - Applies the antitrust laws to freelance writers or artists for purposes of negotiating the terms and conditions of contracts for the sale of written or graphic material to publishers in the same manner as such laws apply to employees who are members of a bargaining unit recognized under the National Labor Relations Act for purposes of engaging in collective bargaining with an employer.
Prohibits the award of statutory damages or attorney's fees for copyright infringement involving a work that was not made for hire that was first published as a contribution to a collective work unless registration of the collective work was made within three months after its first publication or prior to the infringement.
Includes unpublished works within the scope of criminal copyright infringement provisions.
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E702)
Committees of jurisdiction
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