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HR 9541 117th Congress House Commerce

SMART Copyright Act of 2023

Introduced: December 14, 2022 Introduced by: Chu, Judy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 14, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3880 Related bill SMART Copyright Act of 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9541: SMART Copyright Act of 2023. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9541/
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"H.R. 9541: SMART Copyright Act of 2023." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9541/.
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H.R. 9541, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9541/.
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[H.R. 9541: SMART Copyright Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9541/)
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