HR 3940
97th Congress
House
Commerce
Arts, Culture, Religion
Books
Copyright
Literature
Manufacturing industries
Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
A bill to amend the manufacturing clause of the copyright law.
Introduced: June 17, 1981
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 1982
See H.R.5870.
Mar 4, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 2, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 22, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Jun 17, 1981
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Jun 17, 1981
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the copyright law to eliminate the pre- July 1, 1982, restriction on the application of the manufacturing requirements to nondramatic literary material.
What's happening now
See H.R.5870.
Committees of jurisdiction
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