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HR 6816 115th Congress House

Family Movie Act Clarification Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title 17, United States Code, to exempt certain performances from copyright and trademark infringement, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 13, 2018 See on congress.gov
Commerce Art, artists, authorshipIntellectual propertyTelevision and film
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 13, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 13, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Movie Act Clarification Act of 2018

This bill revises copyright law to permit an individual to make certain changes to a motion picture in a personal capacity. Specifically, the bill allows an individual to make limited portions of a motion picture imperceptible during the individual's private viewing. Additionally, a service that enables these changes to a motion picture is permitted. The bill applies only if no fixed copy of the altered version is created.

No motion picture copyright owner may take action to prevent an individual or a service from modifying a motion picture in accordance with this bill.

This bill makes conforming amendments to trademark law.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
Messer, Luke
· Nov 29, 2018
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Sep 13, 2018
Bishop, Rob
· Sep 13, 2018
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Sep 13, 2018
Stewart, Chris
· Sep 13, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6816: Family Movie Act Clarification Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6816/
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"H.R. 6816: Family Movie Act Clarification Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6816/.
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H.R. 6816, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6816/.
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