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SJRES 51 107th Congress Senate Commerce Computer networks Consumer protection Copyright Copyright infringement Electronic data interchange Intellectual property Internet Law Liability (Law) Science, Technology, Communications Sound recording and reproducing Video tape recording

Consumer Technology Bill of Rights

Introduced: October 17, 2002 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Oct 17, 2002
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 17, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10729)
Oct 17, 2002
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Consumer Technology Bill of Rights - Expresses the sense of Congress that U.S. copyright law should not prohibit a consumer of information or entertainment content distributed via electronic media from engaging in the reasonable, personal, and noncommercial exercise of the following rights with respect to works that the consumer has legally acquired: (1) the right to record legally acquired video or audio for later viewing or listening (popularly referred to as `time-shifting'); (2) the right to use legally acquired content in different places (popularly referred to as 'space-shifting'); (3) the right to archive or make backup copies of legally acquired content for use in the event that the original copies are destroyed; (4) the right to use legally acquired content on the electronic platform or device of the consumer's choice; (5) the right to translate legally acquired content into comparable formats; and (6) the right to use technology in order to achieve such enumerated rights.
What's happening now October 17, 2002

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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