Senate - 11/22/1999 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
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This bill has the status Resolving Differences
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Introduced
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Passed Senate
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[description] => Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999
Short Titles as Introduced
Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999
Official Titles
Official Titles - Senate
Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend statutory damages provisions of title 17, United States Code.
Actions Overview (5)
Date
Actions Overview
11/19/1999
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in the House amendment with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14891-14892)
08/02/1999
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
07/01/1999
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8190-8191)
07/01/1999
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
S.Amdt.2790 Proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Hatch. To provide for the promulgation of emergency guidelines by the United States Sentencing Commission relating to criminal infringement of a copyright or trademark, and for other purposes.
11/19/1999
Senate
Senate concurred in the House amendment with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14891-14892)
08/03/1999
Senate
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
08/02/1999-5:02pm
House
A similar measure H.R. 1761 was laid on the table without objection.
08/02/1999-5:01pm
House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
08/02/1999-5:01pm
House
On passage Passed without objection.
08/02/1999-5:01pm
House
The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 1761. Agreed to without objection.
08/02/1999-5:01pm
House
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H6799)
08/02/1999-5:01pm
House
Mr. Coble asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
07/12/1999-7:52pm
House
Held at the desk.
07/12/1999
Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
07/12/1999-12:31pm
House
Received in the House.
07/01/1999
Senate
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8190-8191)
07/01/1999
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 193.
07/01/1999
Senate
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
07/01/1999
Senate
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
06/22/1999
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
06/22/1999
Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7452-7455)
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
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Senate Judiciary
06/22/1999
Referred to
07/01/1999
Markup by
07/01/1999
Reported by
House Judiciary
12/08/1999
Legislative interest
Related Bills (1)
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Shown Here: Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment (11/19/1999)
Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends Federal copyright law to increase the statutory damages for copyright infringement which a copyright owner may elect, before final judgment is rendered, instead of actual damages and profits. Increases the limits on statutory damages per work: (1) from a minimum of $500 to $750; and (2) from a maximum of $20,000 to $30,000.
Increases from $100,000 to $150,000 the maximum amount to which a court may increase the award of statutory damages per work where the copyright owner sustains the burden of proving, and the court finds, that infringement was committed willfully.
Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission by a specified deadline to promulgate emergency guideline amendments to implement the requirements of the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act for sentences sufficiently stringent to deter criminal infringement of a copyright or trademark, in accordance with certain procedures set forth in the Sentencing Act of 1987, as though the authority under that Act had not expired.
Shown Here: Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment (11/19/1999)
Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends Federal copyright law to increase the statutory damages for copyright infringement which a copyright owner may elect, before final judgment is rendered, instead of actual damages and profits. Increases the limits on statutory damages per work: (1) from a minimum of $500 to $750; and (2) from a maximum of $20,000 to $30,000.
Increases from $100,000 to $150,000 the maximum amount to which a court may increase the award of statutory damages per work where the copyright owner sustains the burden of proving, and the court finds, that infringement was committed willfully.
Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission by a specified deadline to promulgate emergency guideline amendments to implement the requirements of the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act for sentences sufficiently stringent to deter criminal infringement of a copyright or trademark, in accordance with certain procedures set forth in the Sentencing Act of 1987, as though the authority under that Act had not expired.
Shown Here: Passed House amended (08/02/1999)
Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends Federal copyright law to increase the statutory damages for copyright infringement which a copyright owner may elect, before final judgment is rendered, instead of actual damages and profits. Increases the limits on statutory damages per work: (1) from a minimum of $500 to $750; and (2) from a maximum of $20,000 to $30,000.
Increases from $100,000 to $150,000 the maximum amount to which a court may increase the award of statutory damages per work where the copyright owner sustains the burden of proving, and the court finds, that infringement was committed willfully.
Amends the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act to direct the Sentencing Commission to amend the guideline applicable to criminal infringement of a copyright or trademark to provide an enhancement based upon the retail price of the legitimate items infringed upon and the quantity of the infringing items. Modifies this standard with respect to criminal traffic in unauthorized sound recordings or music videos of live musical performances to base the enhancement upon the retail price of the infringing items as well as their quantity.
Shown Here: Introduced in Senate (06/22/1999)
Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends Federal copyright law to increase the statutory damages for copyright infringement which a copyright owner may elect, before final judgment is rendered, instead of actual damages and profits. Increases the limits on statutory damages per work from: (1) a minimum of $500 to $750; and (2) a maximum of $20,000 to $30,000.
Increases from $100,000 to $150,000 the maximum amount to which a court may increase the award of statutory damages per work where the copyright owner sustains the burden of proving, and the court finds, that infringement was committed willfully.
Authorizes a court to increase further to a maximum of $250,000 per work a statutory damages award in a case where the copyright owner demonstrates that the infringement was part of a repeated pattern or practice of willful infringement.
