S 1758 · 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 Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]· Senate

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Latest: Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.(1982-04-21)

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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 (13)

3 Democrats10 Republicans
Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]NY
Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]SC
Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]WA
Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH]OH
Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY]KY
Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC]SC
Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]UT
Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN]IN
Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]DE
Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]AK
Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL]AL
Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]MN
Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO]MO