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S. 175 (98th)

A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code to exempt the private noncommercial recording of copyrighted works on video recorders from copyright infringement.

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Introduced

26 January 1983

Last action

25 October 1983 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-597.

Sponsors

Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK], Sen. East, John P. [R-NC], Sen. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]

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10 August 2026

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Summary

Amends the copyright law to exclude from liability for infringement of copyright any individual who records copyrighted works on a video recorder if the recording is made for a private use and is not used in a commercial nature.

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Timeline

  1. 26 January 1983

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 January 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 February 1983

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.

    Source: Committee

  4. 25 October 1983

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-597.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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