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Union Calendar No. 516

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5106

[Report No. 106–860]

To make technical corrections in copyright law.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 6, 2000

Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. BERMAN, and Mrs. BONO) introduced the

following bill; which was referred to the Committee of the Judiciary

SEPTEMBER 18, 2000

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to the printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 6, 2000]

A BILL

To make technical corrections in copyright law.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Copyright Technical

5 Corrections Act of 2000’’.
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1 SEC. 2. CORRECTIONS TO 1999 ACT.

2 Title I of the Intellectual Property and Communica3 tions Omnibus Reform Act of 1999, as enacted by section

4 1000(a)(9) of Public Law 106–113, is amended as follows:

5 (1) Section 1007 is amended—

6 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘para7 graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(A)’’;

8 and

9 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘1005(e)’’

10 and inserting ‘‘1005(d)’’.

11 (2) Section 1006(b) is amended by striking

12 ‘‘119(b)(1)(B)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘119(b)(1)(B)(ii)’’.

13 (3)(A) Section 1006(a) is amended—

14 (i) in paragraph (1), by adding ‘‘and’’ after

15 the semicolon;

16 (ii) by striking paragraph (2); and

17 (iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as

18 paragraph (2).

19 (B) Section 1011(b)(2)(A) is amended to read as

20 follows:

21 ‘‘(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘pri22 mary transmission made by a superstation and

23 embodying a performance or display of a work’

24 and inserting ‘performance or display of a work

25 embodied in a primary transmission made by a
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1 superstation or by the Public Broadcasting Serv2 ice satellite feed’;’’.

3 SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE.

4 Title 17, United States Code, is amended as follows:

5 (1) Section 119(a)(6) is amended by striking ‘‘of

6 performance’’ and inserting ‘‘of a performance’’.

7 (2)(A) The section heading for section 122 is

8 amended by striking ‘‘rights; secondary’’ and in9 serting ‘‘rights: Secondary’’.

10 (B) The item relating to section 122 in the table

11 of contents for chapter 1 is amended to read as fol12 lows:

‘‘122. Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions by satellite carriers within local markets.’’.

13 (3)(A) The section heading for section 121 is

14 amended by striking ‘‘reproduction’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘Reproduction’’.

16 (B) The item relating to section 121 in the table

17 of contents for chapter 1 is amended by striking ‘‘re18 production’’ and inserting ‘‘Reproduction’’.

19 (4)(A) Section 106 is amended by striking ‘‘107

20 through 121’’ and inserting ‘‘107 through 122’’.

21 (B) Section 501(a) is amended by striking ‘‘106

22 through 121’’ and inserting ‘‘106 through 122’’.

23 (C) Section 511(a) is amended by striking ‘‘106

24 through 121’’ and inserting ‘‘106 through 122’’.
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1 (5) Section 101 is amended—

2 (A) by moving the definition of ‘‘computer

3 program’’ so that it appears after the definition

4 of ‘‘compilation’’; and

5 (B) by moving the definition of ‘‘registra6 tion’’ so that it appears after the definition of

7 ‘‘publicly’’.

8 (6) Section 110(4)(B) is amended in the matter

9 preceding clause (i) by striking ‘‘conditions;’’ and in10 serting ‘‘conditions:’’.

11 (7) Section 118(b)(1) is amended in the second

12 sentence by striking ‘‘to it’’.

13 (8) Section 119(b)(1)(A) is amended—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘transmitted’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘retransmitted’’; and

16 (B) by striking ‘‘transmissions’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘retransmissions’’.

18 (9) Section 203(a)(2) is amended—

19 (A) in subparagraph (A)—

20 (i) by striking ‘‘(A) the’’ and inserting

21 ‘‘(A) The’’; and

22 (ii) by striking the semicolon at the

23 end and inserting a period;

24 (B) in subparagraph (B)—
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘(B) the’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘(B) The’’; and

3 (ii) by striking the semicolon at the

4 end and inserting a period; and

5 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘(C)

6 the’’ and inserting ‘‘(C) The’’.

7 (10) Section 304(c)(2) is amended—

8 (A) in subparagraph (A)—

9 (i) by striking ‘‘(A) the’’ and inserting

10 ‘‘(A) The’’; and

11 (ii) by striking the semicolon at the

12 end and inserting a period;

13 (B) in subparagraph (B)—

14 (i) by striking ‘‘(B) the’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘(B) The’’; and

16 (ii) by striking the semicolon at the

17 end and inserting a period; and

18 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘(C)

19 the’’ and inserting ‘‘(C) The’’.

20 (11) The item relating to section 903 in the table

21 of contents for chapter 9 is amended by striking ‘‘li22 censure’’ and inserting ‘‘licensing’’.

23 (12) Section 109 is amended by striking sub24 section (e).
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1 SEC. 4. OTHER AMENDMENTS.

2 (a) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 18.—Section 2319(e)(2) of

3 title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘107

4 through 120’’ and inserting ‘‘107 through 122’’.

5 (b) STANDARD REFERENCE DATA.—(1) Section 105(f)

6 of Public Law 94–553 is amended by striking ‘‘section

7 290(e) of title 15’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6 of the Standard

8 Reference Data Act (15 U.S.C. 290e)’’.

9 (2) Section 6(a) of the Standard Reference Data Act

10 (15 U.S.C. 290e) is amended by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’

11 and all that follows through ‘‘United States Code,’’ and in12 serting ‘‘Notwithstanding the limitations under section 105

13 of title 17, United States Code,’’.

Union Calendar No. 516

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5106

[Report No. 106–860]

A BILL

To make technical corrections in copyright law.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2000

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,

and ordered to be printed