Copyright Modernization Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-6052
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2006-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative fees
Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Alternative dispute resolution
Arts, Culture, Religion
Authors and authorship
Broadband
Civil actions and liability
Commercial arbitration
Computer crimes
Congress
Congressional agencies
Congressional reporting requirements
Contracts
Copyright
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Damages
Data banks
Department of Justice
East Asia
Electronic data interchange
Employee training
Europe
Evidence (Law)
Executive reorganization
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal law enforcement officers
Federal libraries
Federal preemption
Fees
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Hong Kong
Hungary
Injunctions
Intellectual property
Interactive media
Interest
International Affairs
International cooperation
Labor and Employment
Larceny
Law
Liability (Law)
Library of Congress
License agreements
Licenses
Music
Organized crime
Police training
Prosecution
Public prosecutors
Public records
Sales promotion
Science, Technology, Communications
Sound recording and reproducing
State laws
Telecommunication industry

Summary:
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: 
Copyright Modernization Act of 2006 - Section 115 Reform Act of 2006 - Sets forth provisions governing compulsory licenses for digital phonorecord deliveries and hybrid offerings that cover the making and distribution of general and incidental digital phonorecord deliveries in the form of full downloads, limited downloads, interactive streams, and any other form constituting a digital phonorecord delivery or hybrid offering.
 
Requires the Register of Copyrights to designate a General Designated Agent to grant and administer licenses and collect and distribute royalties payable for the use of musical works licensed under this Act. 
 
Orphan Works Act of 2006 - Limits the remedies available in a copyright infringement action if the infringer proves that: (1) the infringer performed and documented a reasonably diligent search in good faith to identify and locate the copyright owner before using the work, but was unable to locate the owner; and (2) the infringing use of the work provided attribution to the author and owner of the copyright, if known. 
 
Copyright Protection Resources Authorization Act of 2006 -Provides that a certificate of registration of a copyright satisfies the registration requirements even when it contains inaccurate information, unless: (1) the information was included on the application with knowledge that it was inaccurate; and (2) the inaccurate information, if known, would have caused the Register of Copyrights to refuse registration. 
 
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) create an operational unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to assist in the investigation and coordination of intellectual property crimes; and (2) create a task force to develop and implement a plan to investigate and prosecute international organized crime syndicates involved in theft of intellectual property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-09-12
text: Introduced in House