Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999

Summary

Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends Federal copyright law with respect to the statutory damages available for copyright infringement to increase: (1) the minimum damages from $500 to $750; and (2) the maximum damages from $20,000 to $30,000. Increases from $100,000 to $150,000 the maximum additional damages a court may award for willful infringement. Authorizes a court to increase the award of statutory damages up to $250,000 per work in a case where the copyright owner demonstrates that the infringement was part of a repeated pattern or practice of infringement. Asserts that, for purposes of the Federal bankruptcy code, willful infringement shall be considered to be willful and malicious injury to the property of another (thus prohibiting a discharge from debts resulting from willful copyright infringement).

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 1 July 1999

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 1 July 1999

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 1 July 1999

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 May 1999

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  Introduced in House · EN · 11 May 1999

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 May 1999

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