HR 6857 · 96th Congress · Commerce
A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code to provide that certain performances and displays of profit-making educational institutions and nonprofit veterans' and fraternal organizations are not infringements of the exclusive rights of copyright owners.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1980-03-19)
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Amends the Copyright Act of 1976 to permit without infringement of copyright: (1) the performance or display of a copyrighted work by instructors or pupils in the course of face-to- face teaching activities of any educational institution (previously only nonprofit educational institutions); and (2) the performance of a nondramatic literary or musical work by a nonprofit veterans' or fraternal organization if the profits are used exclusively for education, religious, or charitable purposes and not for private financial gain.…
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Cosponsors (17)
11 Democrats5 Republicans1 Independent