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H.R. 354 (106th)

Collections of Information Antipiracy Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

19 January 1999

Last action

8 October 1999 · Committee

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 212.

Sponsors

Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44], Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Canady, Charles T. [R-FL-12], Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3], Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3], Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH], Rep. Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6], Rep. Pease, Edward A. [R-IN-7], Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15], Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Hutchinson, Asa [R-AR-3], Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12], Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7]

Subjects

Discovery layer

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Summary

Collections of Information Antipiracy Act - Amends Federal copyright law to make persons who extract, or use in commerce, a substantial part of a collection of information gathered or maintained by another person through the investment of substantial resources, so as to harm the other person's (or a successor's) actual or potential market for a product or service that incorporates such information and is offered or intended to be offered in commerce liable to the person (or a successor) for remedies under this Act. Allows persons to extract or use information for: (1) nonprofit educational, scientific, or research purposes in a manner that does not directly cause such harm; or (2) the purpose of illustration, explanation, example, comment, criticism, teaching, research, or analysis, in an amount appropriate and customary for such purposes if it is determined, by specified factors, that such an act is reasonable under the circumstances. Provides that the used or extracted portion shall not be offered or intended to be offered for sale or otherwise in commerce or likely to serve as a market substitute for all or part of the collection from which the use or extraction is made. Defines "individual act" for purposes of this Act as an act that is not part of a pattern, system, or repeated practice by the same party, related parties, or parties acting in concert with respect to the same collection of information or a series of related collections of information. Exempts certain activities from this Act, including the extraction or use of individual items of information or extraction or use of information for verification, nonprofit educational, scientific, or research, or news reporting purposes. Provides that protection shall not extend to information gathered or maintained by or for a government entity, to computer programs, or to digital online communications. Protects information required to be collected and disseminated by a national securities exchange, a registered security association, or a registered securities information processor under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or a contract market under the Commodity Exchange Act. Provides that information otherwise subject to protection is not disqualified from protection solely because it is incorporated into a computer program. Requires all rights specified in this Act to be governed exclusively by Federal law, thus preempting State law. Declares that protection under this Act is independent of, and does not affect or enlarge, any copyright protection in any work that is contained in or consists of a collection of information. Exempts the extraction, use, resale, or other disposition of real- time market information from this Act, except as the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Commodity Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder may otherwise provide. States that this Act shall not be construed to permit any person to extract or use real- time market information in a manner that constitutes a market substitute for a real-time market information service (including the real-time systematic updating of or display of a substantial part of a market information) provided on a real-time basis. Defines "market information" as information relating to quotations and transactions that is collected, processed, distributed, or published under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or by a contract market that is designated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under the Commodity Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Authorizes civil actions to be brought for violations of this Act. Provides for injunctions to prevent violations and authorizes impoundment of all copies of information extracted or used in violation. Entitles plaintiffs to specified monetary relief. Reduces or remits monetary relief for nonprofit educational, scientific, or research institutions in cases where an employee believed conduct to be permissible. Makes provisions regarding injunctions and impoundment inapplicable to actions against the U.S. Government. Provides for relief against State entities. Prescribes criminal penalties for certain willful violations. Provides for a three-year statute of limitations on civil and criminal actions. Bars the maintenance of actions for the extraction or use of a collection of information that occurs more than 15 years after the portion of the collection that is extracted or used was first offered for sale or otherwise in commerce following the investment of resources that qualified the information for protection.

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Timeline

  1. 19 January 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 January 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 January 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 20 January 1999

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E84)

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 25 February 1999

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

    Source: Committee

  6. 18 March 1999

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 20 May 1999

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 20 May 1999

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  9. 26 May 1999

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  10. 26 May 1999

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  11. 30 September 1999

    Introduced

    Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Commerce for a period ending not later than Oct. 8, 1999 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(f), rule X.

    Source: IntroReferral

  12. 30 September 1999

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-349, Part I.

    Source: Committee

  13. 30 September 1999

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-349, Part I.

    Source: Committee

  14. 8 October 1999

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 212.

    Source: Calendars

  15. 8 October 1999

    Discharge

    Committee on Commerce discharged.

    Source: Discharge

  16. 8 October 1999

    Committee

    Committee on Commerce discharged.

    Source: Committee

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