United States · Law · S
S. 3689 (111th)
Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010
Introduced
2 August 2010
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 111-295.
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Subjects
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Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010 - Eliminates the requirement that the Register of Copyrights maintain a directory of agents available to the public for inspection in both electronic and hard copy formats. (Maintains only the requirement that the directory be available through the Internet.) Authorizes a sworn or official certification to be electronically submitted to the Copyright Office. Repeals provisions providing that, prior to July 1, 1986, the importation into or public distribution in the United States of copies of a protected work consisting preponderantly of nondramatic literary material that is in the English language is prohibited unless the portions consisting of such material have been manufactured in the United States or Canada, subject to specified conditions and exceptions. Permits the owner of any exclusive rights comprising a copyright to transfer or license the exclusive right to another person in the absence of a written agreement to the contrary. Provides that the distribution of a phonorecord prior to 1978 shall not constitute a publication of the musical, dramatic, or literary work embodied therein. (Current law refers only to musical works.) Subjects all regulations issued by the Copyright Royalty Judges to: (1) Librarian of Congress approval; and (2) judicial review. (Under current law all regulations issued by the Copyright Royalty Judges are subject to the approval of the Librarian of Congress, but not to judicial review.)
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Documents
16 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 9 December 2010
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 9 December 2010
Public Law
summary · EN · 9 December 2010
Engrossed Amendment House (text)
Engrossed Amendment House · EN · 15 November 2010
Engrossed Amendment House (PDF)
Engrossed Amendment House · EN · 15 November 2010
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 15 November 2010
Referred in House (text)
Referred in House · EN · 9 August 2010
Referred in House (PDF)
Referred in House · EN · 9 August 2010
Considered and Passed Senate (text)
Considered and Passed Senate · EN · 2 August 2010
Considered and Passed Senate (PDF)
Considered and Passed Senate · EN · 2 August 2010
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 2 August 2010
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 2 August 2010
Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 2 August 2010
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 2 August 2010
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3689
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3689