A bill to amend the copyright laws to permit the unlicensed viewing of videos under certain conditions.

Summary

Amends Federal copyright law to provide that the performance or display of a work by means of a video cassette recorder and television set of a kind commonly used in private homes is not an infringement of copyright if: (1) the display occurs in a health-care (or health-related) facility; (2) no charge is made for such display; and (3) the display is not further transmitted to the public.

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Timeline

1. 12 October 1988

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 October 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 12 October 1988

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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