| Bill # |
Name (Sponsor) |
Summary |
Status |
| HR 2391 | Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2004 (Smith, L) | To enhance cooperative research and technology, deter intellectual property piracy, protect intellectual property rights, promote enforcement of copyrights, and for other purposes. |
6/9/03: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
1/21/04: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
3/10/04: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
3/11/04: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
10/7/04: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| HR 4077 | Artists' Rights and Theft Prevention Act of 2004 (Smith, L) | To enhance criminal enforcement of the copyright laws, to educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, |
3/31/04: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
9/8/04: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
9/28/04: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. |
| S 2237 | Protecting Intellectual Rights Against Theft and Expropriation Act of 2004 (Leahy) | A bill to amend chapter 5 of title 17, United States Code, to authorize civil copyright enforcement by the Attorney General. |
3/25/04: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
4/29/04: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
6/25/04: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. |
| S 1932 | Artists' Rights and Theft Prevention Act of 2004 (Cornyn) | A bill to provide criminal penalties for unauthorized recording of motion pictures in a motion picture exhibition facility, to provide criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized distribution of commercial prerelease copyrighted works, |
11/22/03: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
4/29/04: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
6/25/04: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. |
| S. 2560 | Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004 (Hatch) | A bill to amend chapter 5 of title 17, United States Code, relating to inducement of copyright infringement |
6/22/04: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| HR 3754 | Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act (Smith, L) | To provide additional civil and criminal remedies for domain name fraud. |
2/3/04: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
6/9/04: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-536. |
| HR 107 | To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that the advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc is an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (Boucher) | To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that the advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc is an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice. |
1/7/03: Introduced and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on the Judiciary.
5/12/04: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection hearing held. |
| HR 2752 | Author, Consumer, and Computer Owner Protection and Security (ACCOPS) Act of 2003 (Conyers) | To encourage the development and distribution of creative works by enhancing domestic and international enforcement of the copyright laws, and for other purposes. |
7/16/03: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
9/4/03: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. |
| HR 2517 | Privacy Deterrence & Education Act (Smith (R-Tex.), Berman, Conyers) | would require the FBI to "develop a program
to deter" copyright infringement using the Internet,
including issuing "appropriate warnings" to participants
"that they may be subject to criminal prosecution." The FBI
also would have to "facilitate the sharing" of information
about Internet infringement among law enforcement, ISPs and
copyright owners. |
6/19/03: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
6/25/03: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
7/17/03: Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| HR 1303 | To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference. (Smith, L. (TX)) | To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference. |
3/18/03: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
7/16/03: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| HR 1066 | To amend title 17, United States Code, to safeguard the rights and expectations of consumers who lawfully obtain digital entertainment (Lofgren) | would amend the Digital Rights
Management Act (DMCA) to permit circumvention of copy-control
mechanisms in the pursuit of fair use |
3/4/03: Introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
