HR 5250 · 97th Congress · Commerce

A bill to amend the copyright law to exempt private, nonprofit recording of copyrighted works on video recorders from copyright infringement.

Introduced 1981-12-16· Sponsored by Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1982-09-23)

Plain Language Summary

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

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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican
Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-8]TN
Rep. Ertel, Allen E. [D-PA-17]PA
Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4]WV
Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17]TX
Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3]OH
Rep. Fary, John G. [D-IL-5]IL
Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-1]SD
Rep. Evans, David W. [D-IN-6]IN
Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6]MD
Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-15]NJ
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Barnes, Michael D. [D-MD-8]MD
Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4]FL
Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4]AL
Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]TX
Rep. Mica, Daniel Andrew [D-FL-11]FL
Del. Sunia, Foto I. F. [D-AS-At Large]AS
Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large]ND
Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4]WA