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Union Calendar No. 46

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1189

[Report No. 106–84]

To make technical corrections in title 17, United States Code, and other

laws.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 18, 1999

Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. BERMAN) introduced the following bill; which

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

APRIL 12, 1999

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

and ordered to be printed

A BILL

To make technical corrections in title 17, United States

Code, and other laws.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 17,

2 UNITED STATES CODE.

3 (a) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PERFORMANCES AND

4 DISPLAYS ON EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS.—Section 110(5) of

5 title 17, United States Code, is amended—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘(A) a direct charge’’ and in7 serting ‘‘(i) a direct charge’’; and

8 (2) by striking ‘‘(B) the transmission’’ and in9 serting ‘‘(ii) the transmission’’.

10 (b) EPHEMERAL RECORDINGS.—Section 112(e) of

11 title 17, United States Code, is amended—

12 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through

13 (10) as paragraphs (2) through (9), respectively;

14 (2) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by

15 striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)’’;

16 (3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated—

17 (A) by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)’’;

18 (B) by striking ‘‘(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3)’’;

19 (C) by striking ‘‘(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5)’’;

20 and

21 (D) by striking ‘‘(3) and (4)’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘(2) and (3)’’; and

23 (4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated—

24 (A) by striking ‘‘(4)’’ each place it appears

25 and inserting ‘‘(3)’’; and
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘(5)’’ each place it appears

2 and inserting ‘‘(4)’’.

3 (c) ONLINE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT LIABIL4 ITY.—Chapter 5 of title 17, United States Code, is

5 amended—

6 (1) by redesignating the section 512 entitled

7 ‘‘Limitations on liability relating to mate8 rial online’’ as section 513; and

9 (2) in the table of sections at the beginning of

10 that chapter by striking

‘‘512. Limitations on liability relating to material online.’’

11 and inserting

‘‘513. Limitations on liability relating to material online.’’.

12 SEC. 2. OTHER TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

13 (a) CLERICAL AMENDMENT TO TITLE 28, U.S.C.—

14 The section heading for section 1400 of title 28, United

15 States Code, is amended to read as follows:

16 ‘‘§ 1400. Patents and copyrights, mask works, and de17 signs’’.

18 (b) ELIMINATION OF CONFLICTING PROVISION.—

19 Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended

20 by striking ‘‘Commissioner of Patents, Department of

21 Commerce.’’.

22 (c) CLERICAL CORRECTION TO TITLE 35, U.S.C.—

23 Section 3(d) of title 35, United States Code, is amended

24 by striking ‘‘, United States Code’’.

Union Calendar No. 46

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1189

[Report No. 106–84]

A BILL

To make technical corrections in title 17, United

States Code, and other laws.

APRIL 12, 1999

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed