A bill to impose a fee on certain works at the expiration of the copyright term to support the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Amends Federal copyright law to provide that, at the expiration of any copyright term involving certain royalty payments, a fee will be imposed upon the occurrence of any event for which a royalty would have been payable if the term had not expired. Establishes the National Endowment for the Arts Copyright Trust Fund. Designates the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts as the Fund's trustee and requires such trustee to periodically report to the Congress regarding the Fund's financial status. Authorizes the trustee to use the amounts in the Trust Fund to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 12 September 1990

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