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S. 339 (99th)

International Computer Software Protection Act of 1985

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

31 January 1985

Last action

1 May 1985 · Referred

Status

Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, Commerce Department.

Sponsors

Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Chuck Grassley, Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Rep. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO-5]

Subjects

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Source updated

10 August 2026

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Summary

International Computer Software Protection Act of 1985 - Amends the copyright law to protect the computer software of a foreign nation only to the extent such nation protects software. Eliminates all U.S. protection of a foreign nation's computer software if such nation protects software for a period of less than 25 years.

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Timeline

  1. 31 January 1985

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 31 January 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 May 1985

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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