HR 175
98th Congress
House
Commerce
Communications and Broadcasting
Copyright
Home video systems
Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
Television
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: January 3, 1983
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 8, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Justice.
Feb 4, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Jan 3, 1983
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 1983
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Plain-English summary
Amends the copyright law to exclude from liability for infringement of copyright any individual who records copyrighted works on a video recorder if the recording is made for a private use and is not used in a commercial nature.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
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