United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5136 (108th)
Preservation of Orphan Works Act
Introduced
23 September 2004
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
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Summary
Preservation of Orphan Works Act - Provides that the limitation on rights of reproduction and distribution of copyrighted works does not apply to the authority of libraries or archives, during the last 20 years of any term of copyright of a published work to reproduce, distribute, display, or perform in facsimile or digital form a copy or phonorecord of such work for purposes of preservation, scholarship, or research when certain conditions apply.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 September 2004
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Introduced in House · EN · 23 September 2004
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 23 September 2004
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/5136
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/5136