S 1146 · 105th Congress · Commerce
Digital Copyright Clarification and Technology Education Act of 1997
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1770-1771)(1998-03-11)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Digital Copyright Clarification Title II: Technology for Teachers and Librarians Title III: WIPO Treaty Implementation Digital Copyright Clarification and Technology Education Act of 1997 - Title I: Digital Copyright Clarification - Amends Federal copyright law to absolve a person of liability for direct, vicarious, or contributory copyright infringement arising out of: (1) providing electronic communications network services or facilities with respect to infringement by a user; (2) supplying a private electronic communication for which such person lacks the technical ability or authority to access or disclose such communication to a third party or supplying real-time communication formats; or (3) supplying a user of network services or facilities with a site-linking aid or directory, a navigational aid, or the tools for creating a site-linking aid. Absolves a person of such liability with respect to material residing on a system or network used in conjunction with electronic communications that is controlled by such person unless the person receives notice that particular material is infringing and fails to remove, disable, or block access to the materi…
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