United States · Bill · S
S. 487 (107th)
Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001
Introduced
7 March 2001
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Status
For Further Action See H.R.2215.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001 - Revises Federal copyright law to extend the exemption from infringement liability for instructional broadcasting to digital distance learning or distance education. Allows under specified conditions: (1) the performance and display of reasonable and limited portions of any copyrighted work; (2) the reproduction of such work in transient copies or phonorecords created as a part of the automatic technical process of a digital transmission; and (3) distribution of such copies or phonorecords in the course of such transmission, to the extent technologically necessary. Revises the conditions of such transmission to: (1) require the performance or display to be made by or at the direction of an instructor as an integral part of a class session; (2) limit its reception to students officially enrolled in the course for which it is made or officers or employees of governmental bodies as part of their official duties or employment; (3) require transient copies to be retained for no longer than reasonably necessary to complete the transmission; and (4) require the transmitting body or institution to take specified actions to provide copyright protection of such works. Extends the current ephemeral recording exemption, under specified conditions, to copies or phonorecords embodying a performance or display in digital form for use in making transmissions authorized by this Act.
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13 official files
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 25 September 2002
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 25 September 2002
Referred in House (text)
Referred in House · EN · 8 June 2001
Referred in House (PDF)
Referred in House · EN · 8 June 2001
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 7 June 2001
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 7 June 2001
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 7 June 2001
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 5 June 2001
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 5 June 2001
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 5 June 2001
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 March 2001
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 March 2001
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 7 March 2001
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/487
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/487