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H.R. 2601 (108th)

Public Domain Enhancement Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

25 June 2003

Last action

4 September 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

Sponsors

Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Janklow, William J. [R-SD-At Large], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]

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18 August 2025

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Summary

Public Domain Enhancement Act - Amends Federal copyright law to require the Register of Copyrights to charge a fee of $1 for maintaining in force the copyright in any published U.S. work. Requires the fee to be due 50 years after the date of first publication or on December 31, 2004, whichever occurs later, and every ten years thereafter until the end of the copyright term. Terminates the copyright unless payment of the applicable maintenance fee is received in the Copyright Office on or before its due date or within a grace period of six months thereafter. Deems any ancillary or promotional work used in connection with the maintained work, such as an advertisement for a motion picture, also to be maintained in force. Requires the: (1) maintenance fee to be accompanied by a form prescribed by the Register of Copyrights; and (2) the Register to establish procedures to minimize the burden of submitting the form, including procedures to allow the electronic submission of the form to the Office, and to make the information contained in such forms easily accessible to the public.

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Timeline

  1. 25 June 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 June 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 June 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 4 September 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

    Source: Committee

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