NOTE: THE PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL WERE ENACTED AS SECTION 11 OF H.R. 672 (P.L. 105-80). Union Calendar No. 189 105th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1967 [Report No. 105-325] A BILL To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide that the distribution before January 1, 1978, of a phonorecord shall not for any purpose constitute a publication of the musical work embodied therein.
October 21, 1997 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed HR 1967 RH Union Calendar No. 189 105th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1967 [Report No. 105-325] To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide that the distribution before January 1, 1978, of a phonorecord shall not for any purpose constitute a publication of the musical work embodied therein. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 19, 1997 Mr. COBLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary October 21, 1997 Additional sponsors: Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, and Mr. Bryant October 21, 1997 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide that the distribution before January 1, 1978, of a phonorecord shall not for any purpose constitute a publication of the musical work embodied therein. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF PRE-1978 PUBLICATION OF SOUND RECORDINGS. Section 303 of title 17, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking `Copyright' and inserting `(a) Copyright'; and (2) by adding at the end the following: `(b) The distribution before January 1, 1978, of a phonorecord shall not for any purpose constitute a publication of the musical work embodied therein.'. SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendment made by section 1 takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. END |