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S. 2370 (101st)

A bill to amend section 107 of title 17, United States Code, relating to fair use, to clarify that such section applies to both published and unpublished copyrighted works.

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Introduced

29 March 1990

Last action

11 July 1990 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held jointly with the House Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.

Sponsors

Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]

Subjects

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Source updated

10 August 2026

Summary

Amends Federal copyright law to apply the fair use doctrine to all copyrighted work, whether published or unpublished.

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Timeline

  1. 29 March 1990

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 29 March 1990

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 April 1990

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.

    Source: Committee

  4. 11 July 1990

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held jointly with the House Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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  • Introduced in Senate

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