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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5106

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 on the Judiciary

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’’.

6 SEC. 2. CORRECTIONS TO 1999 ACT.

7 Title I of the Intellectual Property and Communica8 tions Omnibus Reform Act of 1999, as enacted by section

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

10 (1) Section 1007 is amended—
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1 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘para2 graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(A)’’;

3 and

4 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking

5 ‘‘1005(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘1005(d)’’.

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

7 ‘‘119(b)(1)(B)(iii)’’ and inserting

8 ‘‘119(b)(1)(B)(ii)’’.

9 (3)(A) Section 1006(a)(2) is repealed.

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

11 as follows:

12 ‘‘(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘pri13 mary transmission made by a superstation and

14 embodying a performance or display of a work’

15 and inserting ‘performance or display of a work

16 embodied in a primary transmission made by a

17 superstation or by the Public Broadcasting

18 Service satellite feed’.’’.

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

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

21 (1) Section 119(a)(6) is amended by striking

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

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

24 amended by striking ‘‘rights; secondary’’ and

25 inserting ‘‘rights: Secondary’’.
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1 (B) The item relating to section 122 in the

2 table of contents for chapter 1 is amended to read

3 as follows:

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

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

5 amended by striking ‘‘reproduction’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘Reproduction’’.

7 (B) The item relating to section 121 in the

8 table of contents for chapter 1 is amended by strik9 ing ‘‘reproduction’’ and inserting ‘‘ Reproduction’’.

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

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

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

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

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

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

16 (5) Section 101 is amended—

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

18 program’’ so that it appears after the definition

19 of ‘‘compilation’’; and

20 (B) by moving the definition of ‘‘registra21 tion’’ so that it appears after the definition of

22 ‘‘publicly’’.
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1 (6) Section 110(4)(B) is amended in the matter

2 preceding clause (i) by striking ‘‘conditions;’’ and in3 serting ‘‘conditions:’’.

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

5 sentence by striking ‘‘to it’’.

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

7 (A) by striking ‘‘transmitted’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘retransmitted’’; and

9 (B) by striking ‘‘transmissions’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘retransmissions’’.

11 (9) Section 203(a)(2) is amended—

12 (A) in subparagraph (A)—

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

14 ‘‘(A) The’’; and

15 (ii) by striking the semicolon at the

16 end and inserting a period;

17 (B) in subparagraph (B)—

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

19 ‘‘(B) The’’; and

20 (ii) by striking the semicolon at the

21 end and inserting a period; and

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

23 the’’ and inserting ‘‘(C) The’’.

24 (10) Section 304(c)(2) is amended—

25 (A) in subparagraph (A)—
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘(A) the’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘(A) The’’; and

3 (ii) by striking the semicolon at the

4 end and inserting a period;

5 (B) in subparagraph (B)—

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

7 ‘‘(B) The’’; and

8 (ii) by striking the semicolon at the

9 end and inserting a period; and

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

11 the’’ and inserting ‘‘(C) The’’.

12 (11) The item relating to section 903 in the

13 table of contents for chapter 9 is amended by strik14 ing ‘‘licensure’’ and inserting ‘‘licensing’’.

15 (12) Section 109 is amended by striking sub16 section (e).

17 SEC. 4. OTHER AMENDMENTS.

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

19 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking

20 ‘‘107 through 120’’ and inserting ‘‘107 through 122’’.

21 (b) STANDARD REFERENCE DATA.—(1) Section

22 105(f) of Public Law 94–553 is amended by striking ‘‘sec23 tion 290(e) of title 15’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6 of the

24 Standard Reference Data Act (15 U.S.C. 290e)’’.
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1 (2) Section 6(a) of the Standard Reference Data Act

2 (15 U.S.C. 290e) is amended by striking ‘‘Notwith3 standing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘United States

4 Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding the limitations

5 under section 105 of title 17, United States Code,’’.

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