‘‘(b) SHORT-FORM APPLICATION.—
‘‘(1) USE OF SHORT-FORM.—The Register of
Copyrights shall prescribe a short-form application
which may be used whenever—
‘‘(A) the work is by a living author;
‘‘(B) the claimant is the author;
‘‘(C) the work is not anonymous, pseudon-
ymous, or made for hire; and
‘‘(D) the work as a whole, or substantial
portions of it, have not been previously pub-
lished or registered.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF SHORT-FORM.—The short-
form application shall include—
‘‘(A) the name and address of the author;
‘‘(B) the title of the work;
‘‘(C) the nationality or domicile of the au-
thor;
‘‘(D) the year in which creation of the
work was completed;
‘‘(E) if the work has been published, the
date and nation of its first publication;
‘‘(F) any other information regarded by
the Register of Copyrights as bearing upon the
preparation or identification of the work or the
existence, ownership, or duration of the copy-
right; and
‘‘(G) at the option of the applicant, names,
addresses, and telephone numbers of persons or
organizations that potential users of the work
should contact concerning permissions or li-
censes to use the work, and any information
with respect to the terms of such permissions or
licenses.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section take effect 6 months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
SEC. 205. REGISTRATION OF CLAIM AND ISSUANCE OF CER-
TIFICATE.
(a) DETERMINATION
OF REGISTRATION.—Section
410 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) DETERMINATION OF REGISTER.—If, after ex-
amination, the Register of Copyrights determines, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this title, that there is no
reasonable possibility that a court would hold the work
for which a deposit is made pursuant to section 408(c)
to be copyrightable subject matter, or the Register deter-
mines that the claim is invalid for any other reason, the
Register shall refuse registration and notify the applicant
in writing of the reasons for such refusal. In all other
cases, the Register shall register the claim and issue to
the applicant a certificate of registration under the seal
of the Copyright Office. A certificate of registration issued
under this section extends only to those component parts
of the work that both are the subject matter of copyright
and the copyright owner has the right to claim. The cer-
tificate shall contain the information set forth in the appli-
cation, together with the number and effective date of the
registration.
‘‘(b) APPEALS PROCEDURE.—The Register of Copy-
rights shall establish, and publish in the Federal Register,
a formal procedure by which appeals may be taken from
refusals under subsection (a) to register claims to copy-
right. Such procedure shall include a final appeal to the
Register.’’.
(b) JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 410 of title 17, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘EVIDENTIARY WEIGHT
OF
CERTIFICATE.—’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Any
error or omission made in good faith or upon rea-
sonable reliance on counsel shall not affect the valid-
ity of the registration. In no case shall an incorrect
statement made in an application for copyright reg-
istration invalidate the copyright.’’.
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsection (d) of sec-
tion 410 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ‘‘EFFECTIVE DATE OF REGISTRATION.—’’ after
‘‘(d)’’.
SEC. 206. COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION PROVISIONS.
(a) REGISTRATION AND INFRINGEMENT ACTIONS.—
(1) Section 411 of title 17, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(A) by amending the section caption to read as
follows:
‘‘§ 411. Registration and infringement actions for cer-
tain works’’;
(B) by striking subsection (a); and
(C) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(b)’’; and
(ii) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(1) serves notice upon the infringer, not less
than 10 or more than 30 days before such fixation,
identifying the work and the specific time and source
of its first transmission; and
‘‘(2) submits an application for registration of
the copyright claim in the work, in accordance with
this title, within 3 months after the first trans-
mission of the work.’’.
(2) The item relating to section 411 in the table of
sections at the beginning of chapter 4 of title 17, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘411. Registration and infringement actions for certain works.’’.
(b) REGISTRATION AS PREREQUISITE TO CERTAIN
REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT.—Section 412 of title 17,
United States Code, and the item relating to section 412
in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 of
title 17, United States Code, are repealed.
SEC. 207. REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT.
Section 504(c)(2) of title 17, United States Code, is
amended in the second sentence—
(1) by striking ‘‘court it’’ and inserting ‘‘court
in’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘or eliminate’’ after ‘‘reduce’’;
and
(3) by striking ‘‘to a sum of not less than
$200’’.
SEC. 208. NOTIFICATION OF FILING AND DETERMINATION
OF ACTIONS.
Section 508 of title 17, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
include the voluntary establishment, in collaboration with
representatives of such interests, of practical tests and
pilot projects.
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Librarian shall submit to the Congress a report on the
results of the study conducted under this section, together
with recommendations the Librarian has on—
(1) safeguarding the interests of copyright own-
ers whose works are subject to the mandatory de-
posit provisions referred to in subsection (a);
(2) fulfilling the present and future needs of
the Library of Congress with respect to archival and
other collections development; and
(3) any legislation that may be necessary.
SEC. 210. STUDIES OF EFFECTS OF REGISTRATION AND DE-
POSIT PROVISIONS.
Upon the enactment of this Act, the Librarian of
Congress, after consultation with the Register of Copy-
rights and any affected interests, shall commence a study
of the extent to which changes in the registration and de-
posit provisions of title 17, United States Code, that are
made by this Act have affected the acquisitions of the Li-
brary of Congress and the operations of the copyright reg-
istration system, and any recommendations the Librarian
may have with respect to such effects. Not later than 3
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Li-
brarian shall submit to the Congress a report on such
study. The Librarian may conduct further studies de-
scribed in the first sentence, and report to the Congress
on such studies.
SEC. 211. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of title 17, United
States Code, is amended by striking the definition of the
‘‘country of origin’’ of a Berne Convention work.
(b) INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT.—Section 501(b)
of title 17, United States Code, is amended in the first
sentence by striking ‘‘, subject to the requirements of sec-
tion 411,’’.
(c) REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT.—Section 504(a)
of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘Except as otherwise provided by this title, an’’ and in-
serting ‘‘An’’.
SEC. 212. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17, UNITED STATES
CODE.—Title 17, United States Code, is amended as fol-
lows:
(1) The definition of ‘‘publicly’’ contained in
section 101 is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘clause’’ and inserting
‘‘paragraph’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘processs’’ and inserting
‘‘process’’.
(2) The definition of ‘‘registration’’ contained in
section 101 is amended by striking ‘‘412,’’.
(3) Section 108(e) is amended in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘pair’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fair’’.
(4) Section 109(b)(2)(B) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Copyright’’ and inserting ‘‘Copyrights’’.
(5) Section 304(c) is amended in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the subsection
(a)(1)(C) and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)(C)’’.
(6) Section 405(b) is amended by striking ‘‘con-
dition or’’ and inserting ‘‘condition for’’.
(7) The item relating to section 504 in the table
of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 is amended
by striking ‘‘Damage’’ and inserting ‘‘Damages’’.
(8) Section 501(a) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tions 106 through 118’’ and inserting ‘‘section 106’’.
(9) Section 509(b) is amended by striking
‘‘merchandise; and baggage’’ and inserting ‘‘mer-
chandise, and baggage’’.
(10) Section 601 of title 17, United States
Code, is amended—
(A) 
in 
subsection 
(a) 
by 
striking
‘‘nondramtic’’ and inserting ‘‘nondramatic’’;
and
(B) in subsection (b)(1) by striking
‘‘subsustantial’’ and inserting ‘‘substantial’’.
(11) Section 801(b)(4) of title 17, United
States Code, is amended by adding a period after
‘‘chapter 10’’.
(12) The item relating to section 903 in the
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘903. Ownership, transfer, licensing, and recordation.’’.
(13) Section 909(b)(1) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘force’’ and inserting
‘‘work’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘sumbol’’ and inserting
‘‘symbol’’.
(14) Section 910(a) is amended in the second
sentence by striking ‘‘as used’’ and inserting ‘‘As
used’’.
(15) Section 1006(b)(1) is amended by striking
‘‘Federation Television’’ and inserting ‘‘Federation
of Television’’.
(16) Section 1007 is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘the
calendar year in which this chapter takes ef-
fect’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar year 1992’’; and
(B) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘the year
in which this section takes effect’’ and inserting
‘‘1992’’.
(17) The table of chapters at the beginning of
title 17, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by amending the item relating to chap-
ter 6 to read as follows:
‘‘6. Manufacturing Requirements and Importation .............
601’’;
(B) by amending the item relating to chap-
ter 9 to read as follows:
‘‘9. Protection of Semiconductor Chip Products ...................
901’’;
and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘10. Digital Audio Recording Devices and Media ................. 1001’’.
(b) OTHER
PROVISIONS
OF
LAW.—(1) Section
2319(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘at last’’ and inserting ‘‘at least’’.
(2) Section 1(a)(1) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to
amend chapter 9 of title 17, United States Code, regard-
ing protection extended to semiconductor chip products of
foreign entities’’, approved November 9, 1987 (17 U.S.C.
914 note), is amended by striking ‘‘orginating’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘originating’’.