Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3689
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2010-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional agencies
Government information and archives
Intellectual property
Judicial review and appeals
Library of Congress
Licensing and registrations
Sound recording

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: 
Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010 - Eliminates the requirement that the Register of Copyrights maintain a directory of agents available to the public for inspection in both electronic and hard copy formats. (Maintains only the requirement that the directory be available through the Internet.) 
 
Authorizes a sworn or official certification to be electronically submitted to the Copyright Office.
 
Repeals provisions providing that, prior to July 1, 1986, the importation into or public distribution in the United States of copies of a protected work consisting preponderantly of nondramatic literary material that is in the English language is prohibited unless the portions consisting of such material have been manufactured in the United States or Canada, subject to specified conditions and exceptions.
 
 
 Permits the owner of any exclusive rights comprising a copyright to transfer or license the exclusive right to another person in the absence of a written agreement to the contrary.
 
Provides that the distribution of a phonorecord prior to 1978 shall not constitute a publication of the musical, dramatic, or literary work embodied therein. (Current law refers only to musical works.)
 
Subjects all regulations issued by the Copyright Royalty Judges to: (1) Librarian of Congress approval; and (2) judicial review. (Under current law all regulations issued by the Copyright Royalty Judges are subject to the approval of the Librarian of Congress, but not to judicial review.)

action_date: 2010-08-02
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010 - Eliminates the requirement that the Register of Copyrights maintain a directory of agents available to the public for inspection in both electronic and hard copy formats. (Maintains only the requirement that the directory be available through the Internet.) 
 
Authorizes a sworn or official certification to be electronically submitted to the Copyright Office.
 
Repeals provisions providing that, prior to July 1, 1986, the importation into or public distribution in the United States of copies of a protected work consisting preponderantly of nondramatic literary material that is in the English language is prohibited unless the portions consisting of such material have been manufactured in the United States or Canada, subject to specified conditions and exceptions.
 
 
 Permits the owner of any exclusive rights comprising a copyright to transfer or license the exclusive right to another person in the absence of a written agreement to the contrary.
 
Provides that the distribution of a phonorecord prior to 1978 shall not constitute a publication of the musical, dramatic, or literary work embodied therein. (Current law refers only to musical works.)
 
Subjects all regulations issued by the Copyright Royalty Judges to: (1) Librarian of Congress approval; and (2) judicial review. (Under current law all regulations issued by the Copyright Royalty Judges are subject to the approval of the Librarian of Congress, but not to judicial review.)
 
States that the budgetary effects of this Act for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled &quot;Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation&quot; for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

action_date: 2010-11-15
text: 
Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010 - Eliminates the requirement that the Register of Copyrights maintain a directory of agents available to the public for inspection in both electronic and hard copy formats. (Maintains only the requirement that the directory be available through the Internet.) 
 
Authorizes a sworn or official certification to be electronically submitted to the Copyright Office.
 
Repeals provisions providing that, prior to July 1, 1986, the importation into or public distribution in the United States of copies of a protected work consisting preponderantly of nondramatic literary material that is in the English language is prohibited unless the portions consisting of such material have been manufactured in the United States or Canada, subject to specified conditions and exceptions.
 
 
Provides that the distribution of a phonorecord prior to 1978 shall not constitute a publication of the musical, dramatic, or literary work embodied therein. (Current law refers only to musical works.)
 
Subjects all regulations issued by the Copyright Royalty Judges to Librarian of Congress approval and judicial review. (Under current law all regulations issued by the Copyright Royalty Judges are subject to the approval of the Librarian of Congress, but not to judicial review.)

action_date: 2010-12-09
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 15, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010 - Eliminates the requirement that the Register of Copyrights maintain a directory of agents available to the public for inspection in both electronic and hard copy formats. (Maintains only the requirement that the directory be available through the Internet.) 
 
Authorizes a sworn or official certification to be electronically submitted to the Copyright Office.
 
Repeals provisions providing that, prior to July 1, 1986, the importation into or public distribution in the United States of copies of a protected work consisting preponderantly of nondramatic literary material that is in the English language is prohibited unless the portions consisting of such material have been manufactured in the United States or Canada, subject to specified conditions and exceptions.
 
 
Provides that the distribution of a phonorecord prior to 1978 shall not constitute a publication of the musical, dramatic, or literary work embodied therein. (Current law refers only to musical works.)
 
Subjects all regulations issued by the Copyright Royalty Judges to Librarian of Congress approval and judicial review. (Under current law all regulations issued by the Copyright Royalty Judges are subject to the approval of the Librarian of Congress, but not to judicial review.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-09
text: Became Public Law No: 111-295.
action_date: 2010-12-09
text: Became Public Law No: 111-295.
action_date: 2010-12-09
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-12-09
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-11-30
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-11-30
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-11-22
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-11-19
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2010-11-19
text: Senate agreed to the House amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8204; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S8204)
action_date: 2010-11-19
text: Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8204; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S8204)
action_date: 2010-11-17
text: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 385 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 566). (text: CR H7411-7412)
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 385 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 566).(text: CR H7411-7412)
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7415)
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3689.
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7411-7412)
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2010-08-09
text: Referred to House Budget
action_date: 2010-08-09
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2010-08-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2010-08-09
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2010-08-03
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6594-6595; text as passed Senate: CR S6595)
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6594-6595; text as passed Senate: CR S6595)
action_date: 2010-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 111-295