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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 3204

To make certain corrections in copyright law.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 12 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000

Mr. HATCH introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To make certain 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. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17, UNITED STATES

4 CODE.

5 (a) AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 7.—Chapter 7 of

6 title 17, United States Code, is amended as follows:

7 (1) Section 710, and the item relating to that

8 section in the table of contents for chapter 7, are re9 pealed.

10 (2) Section 705(a) is amended to read as fol11 lows:
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1 ‘‘(a) The Register of Copyrights shall ensure that

2 records of deposits, registrations, recordations, and other

3 actions taken under this title are maintained, and that in4 dexes of such records are prepared.’’.

5 (3)(A) Section 708(a) is amended to read as

6 follows:

7 ‘‘(a) FEES.—Fees shall be paid to the Register of

8 Copyrights—

9 ‘‘(1) on filing each application under section

10 408 for registration of a copyright claim or for a

11 supplementary registration, including the issuance of

12 a certificate of registration if registration is made;

13 ‘‘(2) on filing each application for registration

14 of a claim for renewal of a subsisting copyright

15 under section 304(a), including the issuance of a

16 certificate of registration if registration is made;

17 ‘‘(3) for the issuance of a receipt for a deposit

18 under section 407;

19 ‘‘(4) for the recordation, as provided by section

20 205, of a transfer of copyright ownership or other

21 document;

22 ‘‘(5) for the filing, under section 115(b), of a

23 notice of intention to obtain a compulsory license;

24 ‘‘(6) for the recordation, under section 302(c),

25 of a statement revealing the identity of an author of
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1 an anonymous or pseudonymous work, or for the

2 recordation, under section 302(d), of a statement re3 lating to the death of an author;

4 ‘‘(7) for the issuance, under section 706, of an

5 additional certificate of registration;

6 ‘‘(8) for the issuance of any other certification;

7 and

8 ‘‘(9) for the making and reporting of a search

9 as provided by section 705, and for any related serv10 ices.

11 The Register is authorized to fix fees for other services,

12 including the cost of preparing copies of Copyright Office

13 records, whether or not such copies are certified, based

14 on the cost of providing the service.’’.

15 (B) Section 708(b) is amended—

16 (i) by striking the matter preceding

17 paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

18 ‘‘(b) ADJUSTMENT OF FEES.—The Register of Copy19 rights may, by regulation, adjust the fees for the services

20 specified in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (a)

21 in the following manner:’’;

22 (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘in23 crease’’ and inserting ‘‘adjustment’’;
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1 (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘in2 crease’’ the first place it appears and in3 serting ‘‘adjust’’; and

4 (iv) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘in5 creased’’ and inserting ‘‘adjusted’’.

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 121(a) of

7 title, 17, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec8 tions 106 and 710’’ and inserting ‘‘section 106’’.

9 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by

11 this section shall take effect on the date of enact12 ment of this Act.

13 (2) CARRY-OVER OF EXISTING FEES.—The fees

14 under section 708(a) of title 17, United States Code,

15 on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be the

16 fees in effect under section 708(a) of such title on

17 the day before such date of enactment.

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