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H.R. 7149 (94th)

A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code with respect to registration for unpublished works and with respect to the fees of the Copyright Office.

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20 May 1975

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Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Summary

Revises the copyright laws of the United States with respect to the submission of subtitles of works not reproduced for sale. Revises copyright fees. Provides that a group of works by the same author, all first published as contributions to periodicals, including newspapers, within a twelve-month period, may, as an alternative to separte registrations, be subject to a single registration on the basis of a single deposit, application, and registration fee, under specified conditions. Provides that a single renewal registration may be made for a group of works by the same author, all first published as contributions to periodicals, including newspapers, upon the filing of a single application and fee, under specified conditions. Directs the Register of Copyrights to establish procedures by which copyright owners may authorize the reproduction of the copyrighted work in a way suitable for use of the blind or physically handicapped.

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