HR 4808 · 97th Congress · Commerce

A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code to exempt the private noncommercial recording of copyrighted works on video recorders from copyright infringement.

Introduced 1981-10-21· Sponsored by Rep. Parris, Stanford E. (Stan) [R-VA-8]· House

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Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1982-09-23)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the copyright law to exempt the private, noncommercial recording and use of copyrighted works on a video recorder from copyright infringement.…

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Cosponsors (20)

7 Democrats12 Republicans1 Independent
Rep. Barnes, Michael D. [D-MD-8]MD
Rep. Burgener, Clair W. [R-CA-43]CA
Resident Commissioner Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large]PR
Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6]NJ
Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19]CA
Rep. Martin, James G. [R-NC-9]NC
Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7]GA
Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-17]NY
Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23]OH
Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10]IL
Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2]IA
Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large]GU
Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2]VA
Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-29]NY
Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2]ID
Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14]NY
Rep. Marriott, David Daniel [R-UT-2]UT
Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7]MD
Rep. McCloskey, Paul N., Jr. [R-CA-12]CA
Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6]IA