HR 3456 · 106th Congress · Commerce

Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-11-18· Sponsored by Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 106-160.(1999-12-09)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends Federal copyright law with respect to the statutory damages available for copyright infringement to increase: (1) the minimum damages from $500 to $750; and (2) the maximum damages from $20,000 to $30,000. Increases from $100,000 to $150,000 the maximum additional damages a court may award for willful infringement. Directs the Sentencing Commission, within 120 days after enactment of this Act, or within 120 days after there is a sufficient number of voting members of the Sentencing Commission to constitute a quorum, whichever is later, to promulgate emergency guideline amendments to implement the sentencing mandate with respect to crimes against intellectual property in the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act.…

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H.R. 3456, Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999

Dec 3, 1999

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