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S 3880 117th Congress Senate Commerce

SMART Copyright Act of 2022

Introduced: March 17, 2022 Introduced by: Tillis, Thomas Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 17, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies Copyright Act of 2022 or the SMART Copyright Act of 2022

This bill authorizes the Library of Congress to designate technical measures (i.e., measures that identify, manage, or protect copyrighted works) and requires providers of internet-related services to make reasonable accommodations for applicable designated technical measures. A copyright owner may sue and receive monetary damages from a service provider that fails to make such reasonable accommodations.

The bill also modifies requirements relating to a provision that limits the liability of service providers for acts of copyright infringement committed by the service providers' users.

What's happening now March 17, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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