S 2395 · 107th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Anticounterfeiting Amendments of 2002
Bill Progress
✓
Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 500.(2002-07-18)
Plain Language Summary
[AI summary unavailable — showing source text]
Anti-counterfeiting Amendments of 2002 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit trafficking in an "illicit authentication feature." Defines that term to mean an authentication feature that: (1) without the authorization of the respective copyright owner, has been tampered with or altered so as to facilitate the reproduction or distribution of a phono-record, a copy of a computer program, a copy of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, or documentation or packaging, in violation of the rights of the copyright owner; (2) is genuine, but has been distributed, or is intended for distribution, without the authorization of the respective copyright owner; or (3) appears to be genuine but is not. Authorizes a copyright owner who is injured by a violation of this Act or is threatened with injury to bring a civil action in an appropriate U.S. district court. Sets forth remedies for violations.…
Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only
CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 2395, Anticounterfeiting Amendments of 2002
Jul 30, 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on July 18, 2002</p>
Full CBO report ↗S. 2395, Anticounterfeiting Amendments of 2002
Jul 30, 2002Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on July 18, 2002
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (13)
8 Democrats5 Republicans