United States · Bill · S
S. 3229 (101st)
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to clarify news reporting monitoring as a fair use exception to the exclusive rights of a copyright owner.
Introduced
22 October 1990
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Amends Federal copyright law to provide that the fair use of a copyrighted work for purposes of monitoring news reporting programming is not an infringement of copyright.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 October 1990
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/3229
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