Manufacture and Public Distribution of Certain Copyrighted Material Act

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Introduced

29 April 1986

Last action

26 June 1986 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Russo, Martin A. [D-IL-3], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Barnes, Michael D. [D-MD-8], Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6], Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24], Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9], Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19], Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5], Rep. Burton, Sala [D-CA-5], Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6], Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-8], Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20], Rep. Dowdy, Wayne [D-MS-4], Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-13], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17], Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-22], Rep. Hendon, Bill [R-NC-11], Rep. Henry, Paul B. [R-MI-5], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29], Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11], Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8]

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Summary

Manufacture and Public Distribution of Certain Copyrighted Material Act - Amends the copyright law to extend indefinitely the manufacturing clause, which prohibits the importation of certain English language books not manufactured in the United States or Canada. Eliminates the Canadian exemption, per se, after 1988. Permits exemptions from such restriction if a foreign country, including Canada, is certified by the United States Trade Representative as providing adequate copyright protection for U.S. nationals and such country freely trades in printed matter with the United States or adheres to a bilateral or multilateral agreement with the United States and supports internationally recognized workers' rights.

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Timeline

29 April 1986
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
29 April 1986
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 April 1986
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 May 1986
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Source: Committee
5 May 1986
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Source: Committee
22 May 1986
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
5 June 1986
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
26 June 1986
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/4696
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