HR 4808
97th Congress
House
Commerce
Communications and Broadcasting
Copyright
Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
Television broadcasting
Video tape recording
A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code to exempt the private noncommercial recording of copyrighted works on video recorders from copyright infringement.
Introduced: October 21, 1981
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Became law
Sep 23, 1982
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Sep 22, 1982
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Aug 11, 1982
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Jun 24, 1982
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Apr 14, 1982
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Apr 13, 1982
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Apr 12, 1982
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Oct 23, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Oct 21, 1981
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Oct 21, 1981
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the copyright law to exempt the private, noncommercial recording and use of copyrighted works on a video recorder from copyright infringement.
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