HR 6769 117th Congress House Commerce

Pro Codes Act

Introduced: February 18, 2022 See on congress.gov

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Feb 18, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 18, 2022

Introduced in House

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Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act or the Pro Codes Act

This bill modifies copyright protections for works that have been adopted by reference into law.

Specifically, if a work that is otherwise subject to copyright protection has been adopted or incorporated by reference, in full or in part, into any law or regulation, the original work shall be protected under copyright only if the copyright owner makes the work available for free on a publicly accessible website.

What's happening now February 18, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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