H.R. 5136 · 108th Congress
Preservation of Orphan Works Act
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BermanSponsor2 cosponsors · 1 D, 1 R
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Preservation of Orphan Works Act - Provides that the limitation on rights of reproduction and distribution of copyrighted works does not apply to the authority of libraries or archives, during the last 20 years of any term of copyright of a published work to reproduce, distribute, display, or perform in facsimile or digital form a copy or phonorecord of…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 23, 2004
Preservation of Orphan Works Act - Provides that the limitation on rights of reproduction and distribution of copyrighted works does not apply to the authority of libraries or archives, during the last 20 years of any term of copyright of a published work to reproduce, distribute, display, or perform in facsimile or digital form a copy or phonorecord of such work for purposes of preservation, scholarship, or research when certain conditions apply.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Preservation of Orphan Works Act
Latest action (Nov 5, 2004): Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 23, 2004
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.