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All Information (Except Text) for S.1957 - Design Piracy Prohibition Act 110th Congress (2007-2008)

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Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (Introduced 08/02/2007)
Committees: Senate - Judiciary
Latest Action: Senate - 08/02/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
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Design Piracy Prohibition Act

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A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design.

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08/02/2007 Introduced in Senate

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08/02/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Cosponsor Date Cosponsored
Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]* 08/02/2007
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]* 08/02/2007
Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]* 08/02/2007
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]* 08/02/2007
Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]* 08/02/2007
Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]* 08/02/2007
Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]* 08/02/2007
Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]* 08/02/2007
Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] 10/30/2007
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] 10/30/2007

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Senate Judiciary 08/02/2007 Referred to

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Introduced in Senate (08/02/2007)

Design Piracy Prohibition Act - Extends copyright protection to fashion designs. Excludes from such protection fashion designs that are embodied in a useful article that was made public by the designer or owner more than three months before the registration of copyright application. Gives fashion designs copyright protection for three years.

Declares that is not infringement to make, have made, import, sell, or distribute any article embodying a design which was created without knowledge or reasonable grounds to know that protection for the design is claimed and was copied from such protected design.

Extends the definition of infringing article to include any article the design of which has been copied from an image of a protected design without the consent of the owner. Provides that a fashion design shall not be deemed to have been copied from a protected design if it is original and not closely and substantially similar in overall visual appearance to a protected design.

Applies the doctrines of secondary infringement and secondary liability to actions related to original designs. Makes any person who is liable under either such doctrine subject to all the remedies, including those attributable to any underlying or resulting infringement.

Requires the Register of Copyrights to determine whether or not the application relates to a design which on its face appears to be within the subject matter protected as original designs and, if so, register the design.

Increases allowable damage awards for infringement of original designs.