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Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001

Introduced: March 7, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 2002
For Further Action See H.R.2215.
Sep 25, 2002
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 425.
Sep 25, 2002
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-687.
Jul 17, 2002
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 17, 2002
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 11, 2001
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 0.
Jul 11, 2001
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 27, 2001
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 18, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Jun 8, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 8, 2001
Received in the House.
Jun 8, 2001
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 7, 2001
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 7, 2001
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 7, 2001
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 7, 2001
Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S5988-5995; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S5598 )
Jun 5, 2001
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 66.
Jun 5, 2001
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-31.
May 17, 2001
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 13, 2001
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-221.
Mar 7, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2008-2009)
Mar 7, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2006-2008, S2009)
Mar 7, 2001
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 794 — To amend the title. Agreed to Jun 7, 2001
SAMDT 793 — To clarify the application of certain technological measures. Agreed to Jun 7, 2001
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001 - Revises Federal copyright law to extend the exemption from infringement liability for instructional broadcasting to digital distance learning or distance education. Allows under specified conditions: (1) the performance and display of reasonable and limited portions of any copyrighted work; (2) the reproduction of such work in transient copies or phonorecords created as a part of the automatic technical process of a digital transmission; and (3) distribution of such copies or phonorecords in the course of such transmission, to the extent technologically necessary.

Revises the conditions of such transmission to: (1) require the performance or display to be made by or at the direction of an instructor as an integral part of a class session; (2) limit its reception to students officially enrolled in the course for which it is made or officers or employees of governmental bodies as part of their official duties or employment; (3) require transient copies to be retained for no longer than reasonably necessary to complete the transmission; and (4) require the transmitting body or institution to take specified actions to provide copyright protection of such works.

Extends the current ephemeral recording exemption, under specified conditions, to copies or phonorecords embodying a performance or display in digital form for use in making transmissions authorized by this Act.

What's happening now October 3, 2002

For Further Action See H.R.2215.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2215 Related bill 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act
 Bill text 5 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 6, 2001
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 6, 2001
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