HR 175 · 98th 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 1983-01-03· Sponsored by Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Justice.(1983-07-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the copyright law to exclude from liability for infringement of copyright any individual who records copyrighted works on a video recorder if the recording is made for a private use and is not used in a commercial nature.…

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Cosponsors (20)

8 Democrats12 Republicans
Rep. Parris, Stanford E. (Stan) [R-VA-8]VA
Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1]AR
Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9]IN
Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3]NJ
Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3]MS
Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-21]IL
Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1]MS
Rep. Dickinson, William L. [R-AL-2]AL
Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29]NY
Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3]MN
Rep. Snyder, M. G. (Gene) [R-KY-4]KY
Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2]SC
Rep. Robinson, J. Kenneth [R-VA-7]VA
Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4]CT
Rep. Marriott, David Daniel [R-UT-2]UT
Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3]AR
Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-13]NJ
Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4]WV
Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3]AZ