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All Information (Except Text) for H.R.3456 - Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999 106th Congress (1999-2000)

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Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] (Introduced 11/18/1999)
Committees: House - Judiciary
Latest Action: 12/09/1999 Became Public Law No: 106-160.  (All Actions)
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Copyright Damages Improvement bill (Identified by CRS)

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Short Titles as Enacted

Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999

Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Introduced

Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999

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Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To amend statutory damages provisions of title 17, United States Code.

Actions Overview (7)

Date Actions Overview
12/09/1999 Became Public Law No: 106-160.
12/09/1999 Signed by President.
11/30/1999 Presented to President.
11/19/1999 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S15221)
11/18/1999 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H12884-12885)
11/18/1999 Committee on Judiciary discharged.
11/18/1999 Introduced in House

All Actions (13)

Date Chamber All Actions
12/09/1999 Became Public Law No: 106-160.
12/09/1999 Signed by President.
11/30/1999 House Presented to President.
11/22/1999 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House.
11/19/1999 Senate Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15221)
11/18/1999-8:06pm House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
11/18/1999-8:06pm House On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H12884-12885)
11/18/1999-8:05pm House Mr. Coble asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
11/18/1999-8:05pm House Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H12884-12885)
11/18/1999 House Committee on Judiciary discharged.
11/18/1999 House Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
11/18/1999 House Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Action By: Committee on the Judiciary
11/18/1999 House Introduced in House

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Related Documents
House Judiciary 11/18/1999 Referred to
11/18/1999 Discharged from
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property 11/18/1999 Referred to

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Introduced in House (11/18/1999)

Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends Federal copyright law with respect to the statutory damages available for copyright infringement to increase: (1) the minimum damages from $500 to $750; and (2) the maximum damages from $20,000 to $30,000.

Increases from $100,000 to $150,000 the maximum additional damages a court may award for willful infringement.

Directs the Sentencing Commission, within 120 days after enactment of this Act, or within 120 days after there is a sufficient number of voting members of the Sentencing Commission to constitute a quorum, whichever is later, to promulgate emergency guideline amendments to implement the sentencing mandate with respect to crimes against intellectual property in the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act.