H.R. 6531 · 110th Congress
Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008
Law · 110-434 · Oct 16, 2008Key: what the circles and colors mean
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- House Introduced Jul 17, 2008
- House Passed Jul 22, 2008
- Senate Passed Sep 30, 2008
- President To the President Oct 7, 2008
- President Signed Oct 16, 2008
- Law Oct 16, 2008
Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008 - Amends federal copyright law to specify that the design of a vessel's hull, deck, or combination of a hull and deck, including a plug or mold are protected (currently, only the design of the vessel hull is protected, including a plug or mold).
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Oct 16, 2008
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008 - Amends federal copyright law to specify that the design of a vessel's hull, deck, or combination of a hull and deck, including a plug or mold are protected (currently, only the design of the vessel hull is protected, including a plug or mold).
Requires that Department of Defense (DOD) rights in a registered design, including the right to build to such a design, be determined solely by provisions of federal Armed Forces law relating to rights in technical data or by the instrument under which the design was developed for the U.S. government.
Redefines "useful article" and "hull." Defines "deck" as the horizontal surface of the vessel that covers the hull, including exterior cabin and cockpit surfaces, and exclusive of masts, sails, yards, rigging, hardware, fixtures, and other attachments.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008
Latest action (Oct 16, 2008): Became Public Law No: 110-434.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 17, 2008
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Jul 17, 2008
- House Passed Jul 22, 2008
- Senate Passed Sep 30, 2008
- President To the President Oct 7, 2008
- President Signed Oct 16, 2008
- Law Oct 16, 2008
No recorded floor vote found.