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BILL TRACKING REPORT
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102nd Congress
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1st Session
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U. S. Senate
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S 893
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1991 S. 893
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AMENDMENT, TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE
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DATE-INTRO: April 23, 1991
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LAST-ACTION-DATE: October 5, 1992
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FINAL STATUS: Pending
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SPONSOR: Senator Orrin G. Hatch R-UT
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TOTAL-COSPONSORS: 2 Cosponsors: 1 Democrats / 1 Republicans
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SYNOPSIS: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal
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sanctions for violation of software copyright.
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ACTIONS: Committee Referrals:
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04/23/91 Senate Judiciary Committee
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06/09/92 House Judiciary Committee
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Legislative Chronology:
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1st Session Activity:
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04/23/91 137 Cong Rec S 4837 Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee
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04/23/91 137 Cong Rec S 4862 Remarks by Sen. Hatch
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07/25/91 137 Cong Rec D 972 Senate Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights
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and Trademarks approved for full Committee
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consideration
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08/01/91 137 Cong Rec D 1036 Senate Judiciary Committee ordered favorably
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reported
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09/23/91 137 Cong Rec S 13465 Cosponsors added
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2nd Session Activity:
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04/07/92 138 Cong Rec S 4931 Reported in the Senate (S. Rept. No.
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102-268)
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06/04/92 138 Cong Rec S 7580 Passed in the Senate, after agreeing to
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an amendment proposed thereto, by voice
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vote
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06/04/92 138 Cong Rec S 7580 Senate adopted Specter (for Hatch)
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Amendment No. 1868, to make a technical
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correction, by voice vote
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06/04/92 138 Cong Rec S 7613 Hatch Amendment No. 1868, submitted
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06/09/92 138 Cong Rec H 4338 Senate requested the concurrence of the
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House
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06/09/92 138 Cong Rec H 4445 Referred to the House Judiciary Committee
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08/12/92 138 Cong Rec D 1066 House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
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and Judicial Administration held a hearing
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09/10/92 138 Cong Rec D 1094 House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
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and Judicial Administration approved for
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full Committee action amended
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09/30/92 138 Cong Rec D 1246 House Judiciary Committee ordered reported,
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amended
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10/03/92 138 Cong Rec H 11129 House voted to suspend the rules and pass,
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amended, by voice vote
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10/03/92 138 Cong Rec H 11129 House agreed to amend the title, by voice
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vote
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10/03/92 138 Cong Rec H 11196 Reported in the House, amended (H. Rept.
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102-997)
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10/05/92 138 Cong Rec S 16975 House requested the concurrence of the
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Senate
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BILL-DIGEST: (from the CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE)
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0604/92 (Measure passed Senate, amended ) Amends the Federal criminal code
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to impose criminal sanctions for copyright violations involving the
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reproduction or distribution, during any 180-day period, of specified
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numbers of copies infringing the copyright in one or more computer programs.
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CRS Index Terms:
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Crime and criminals; Computer software; Copyright infringement; Fines
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(Penalties)
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CO-SPONSORS:
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Original Cosponsors:
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DeConcini D-AZ
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Added 09/23/91:
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Gorton R-WA
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FULL TEXT OF BILLS
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102ND CONGRESS; 2ND SESSION
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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AS REPORTED IN THE HOUSE
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S. 893
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1991 S. 893;
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SYNOPSIS:
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AN ACT
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal sanctions for
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violation of software copyright.
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DATE OF INTRODUCTION: FEBRUARY 28, 1991
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DATE OF VERSION: OCTOBER 5, 1992 -- VERSION: 5
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SPONSOR(S):
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Sponsor not included in this printed version.
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TEXT:
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102D CONGRESS
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2D SESSION
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S. 893
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Report No. 102-997
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal sanctions for
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violation of software copyright.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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JUNE 9, 1992
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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OCTOBER 3, 1992
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Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
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on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in
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italic
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AN ACT
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal sanctions for
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violation of software copyright.
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* Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United*
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*States of America in Congress assembled, *
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** That (a) section 2319(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is
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amended-
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(1) in paragraph (B) by striking "or" after the semicolon;
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(2) redesignating paragraph (C) as paragraph (D);
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(3) by adding after paragraph (B) the following:
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"(C) involves the reproduction or distribution, during any
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180-day period, of at least 50 copies infringing the copyright
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in one or more computer programs (including any tape, disk, or
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other medium embodying such programs); or";
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(4) in new paragraph (D) by striking "or" after "recording,"; and
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(5) in new paragraph (D) by adding ", or a computer program",
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before the semicolon.
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(b) Section 2319(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-
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(1) in paragraph (A) by striking "or" after the semicolon;
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(2) in paragraph (B) by striking "and" at the end thereof and
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inserting "or"; and
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(3) by adding after paragraph (B) the following:
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"(C) involves the reproduction or distribution, during any
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180-day period, of more than 10 but less than 50 copies
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infringing the copyright in one or more computer programs
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(including any tape, disk, or other medium embodying such
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programs); and".
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(c) Section 2319(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-
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(1) in paragraph (1) by striking "and" after the semicolon;
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(2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end thereof and
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inserting "; and"; and
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(3) by adding at the end thereof the following:
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"(3) the term 'computer program' has the same meaning as set forth
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in section 101 of title 17, United States Code.".
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*SECTION 1. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. *
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* Section 2319(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as*
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*follows: *
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* "(b) Any person who commits an offense under subsection (a) of this *
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*section- *
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* "(1) shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years, or fined in the *
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* amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense consists of *
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* the reproduction or distribution, during any 180-day period, of at *
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* least 10 copies or phonorecords, of 1 or more copyrighted works, *
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* with a retail value of more than $2,500; *
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* "(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, or fined in the *
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* amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense is a second *
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* or subsequent offense under paragraph (1); and *
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* "(3) shall be imprisoned not more than 1 year, or fined in the *
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* amount set forth in this title, or both, in any other case.". *
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*SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. *
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* Section 2319(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended- *
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* (1) in paragraph (1) by striking " 'sound recording', 'motion *
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* picture', 'audiovisual work', 'phonorecord'," and inserting " *
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* 'phonorecord' "; and *
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* (2) in paragraph (2) by striking "118" and inserting "120". *
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Amend the title so as to read: "An Act to amend title 18, United States
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Code, with respect to the criminal penalties for copyright
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infringement.".
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Passed the Senate June 4 (legislative day, March 26), 1992.
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Attest:
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WALTER J. STEWART,
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* Secretary.*
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