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“MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS IN TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1878-H1879 on April 13, 1999.
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MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS IN TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE
Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill
(H.R. 1189) to make technical corrections in title 17, United States Code, and other laws, as amended.
The Clerk read as follows:
H.R. 1189
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 17, UNITED STATES
CODE.
(a) Exemption of Certain Performances and Displays on Exclusive Rights.--Section 110(5) of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``(A) a direct charge'' and inserting ``(i) a direct charge''; and
(2) by striking ``(B) the transmission'' and inserting
``(ii) the transmission''.
(b) Ephemeral Recordings.--Section 112(e) of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (10) as paragraphs (2) through (9), respectively;
(2) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking
``(2)'' and inserting ``(1)'';
(3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``(3)'' and inserting ``(2)'';
(B) by striking ``(4)'' and inserting ``(3)'';
(C) by striking ``(6)'' and inserting ``(5)''; and
(D) by striking ``(3) and (4)'' and inserting ``(2) and
(3)''; and
(4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``(4)'' each place it appears and inserting
``(3)''; and
(B) by striking ``(5)'' each place it appears and inserting
``(4)''.
(c) Determination of Reasonable License Fees for Individual Proprietors.--Chapter 5 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating the section 512 entitled
``Determination of reasonable license fees for individual proprietors'' as section 513 and placing such section after the section 512 entitled ``Limitations on liability relating to material online''; and
(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of that chapter by striking
``512. Determination of reasonable license fees for individual proprietors.''
and inserting
``513. Determination of reasonable license fees for individual proprietors.''
and placing that item after the item entitled
``512. Limitations on liability relating to material online.''.
(d) Online Copyright Infringement Liability.--Section 512 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (e)--
(A) by amending the caption to read as follows:
``(e) Limitation on Liability of Nonprofit Educational Institutions.--''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Injunctions.--''; and
(2) in paragraph (3) of subsection (j), by amending the caption to read as follows:
``(3) Notice and ex parte orders.--''.
(e) Integrity of Copyright Management Information.--Section 1202(e)(2)(B) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking ``category or works'' and inserting ``category of works''.
(f) Protection of Designs.--(1) Section 1302(5) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking ``1 year'' and inserting ``2 years''.
(2) Section 1320(c) of title 17, United States Code, is amended in the subsection caption by striking
``Acknowledgement'' and inserting ``Acknowledgment''.
SEC. 2. OTHER TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) Clerical Amendment to Title 28, U.S.C.--The section heading for section 1400 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1400. Patents and copyrights, mask works, and designs''.
(b) Elimination of Conflicting Provision.--Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
``Commissioner of Patents, Department of Commerce.''.
(c) Clerical Correction to Title 35, U.S.C.--Section 3(d) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking ``, United States Code''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Coble) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Berman) each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Coble).
General Leave
Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on H.R. 1189.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from North Carolina?
There was no objection.
Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
(Mr. COBLE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1189, to make technical corrections to title 17 of the United States Code and other laws. An amended version of this bill is presented for passage under suspension of the rules.
The amendment to the reported bill makes further technical corrections to title 17 and other laws. As a result of two major copyright bills which were signed in law late in the 105th Congress, several technical errors need to be corrected in order to prevent confusion. H.R. 1189 corrects these errors by making purely technical amendments to the Copyright Act and other laws. H.R. 1189, Mr. Speaker, does not make any substantive changes in the law.
I am unaware of any opposition to this amendment, and I urge a favorable vote on H.R. 1189.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support also of H.R. 1189, a bill making technical corrections in title 17, the Copyright Act.
If ever a bill were truly technical, this is it. Our committee labored long, hard, and successfully last Congress to produce landmark legislation in the copyright area. The brevity of the bill before us today is testimony to a job well done by all concerned in that effort, and I commend those people.
I commend this technical corrections bill to my colleagues.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Coble) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1189, as amended.
The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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