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All Information (Except Text) for H.R.2408 - Public Domain Enhancement Act 109th Congress (2005-2006)

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Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] (Introduced 05/17/2005)
Committees: House - Judiciary
Latest Action: House - 07/01/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.  (All Actions)
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Public Domain Enhancement Act

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Official Title as Introduced

To amend title 17, United States Code, to allow abandoned copyrighted works to enter the public domain after 50 years.

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05/17/2005 Introduced in House

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07/01/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Action By: Committee on the Judiciary
05/17/2005 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Action By: House of Representatives
05/17/2005 Introduced in House
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Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]* 05/17/2005

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House Judiciary 05/17/2005 Referred to
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property 07/01/2005 Referred to

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Introduced in House (05/17/2005)

Public Domain Enhancement Act - Requires the Register of Copyrights to charge a fee of $1 for maintaining in force the copyright in any published U.S. work. Requires the fee to be due 50 years after the date of first publication or on December 31, 2006, whichever occurs later, and every ten years thereafter until the end of the copyright term. Terminates the copyright unless payment of the applicable maintenance fee is received in the Copyright Office on or before its due date or within a grace period of six months thereafter.

Deems any ancillary or promotional work used in connection with the maintained work, such as an advertisement for a motion picture, also to be maintained in force.

Requires the: (1) maintenance fee to be accompanied by a form prescribed by the Register; and (2) the Register to establish procedures to minimize the burden of submitting the form, including procedures to allow the electronic submission of the form, and to make the information contained in such forms easily accessible to the public.