HR 9541
117th Congress
House
Commerce
SMART Copyright Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 14, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 14, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies Copyright Act of 2023 or the SMART Copyright Act of 2023
This bill authorizes the Library of Congress to designate technical measures (i.e., measures that identify or protect copyrighted works) and requires providers of internet-related services to make reasonable efforts to employ and effectively implement the applicable designated technical measures. A copyright owner may sue and receive monetary damages from a service provider that fails to make such reasonable efforts.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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