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All Information (Except Text) for H.R.2933 - Sound Recording Simplification Act 112th Congress (2011-2012)

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Sponsor: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (Introduced 09/14/2011)
Committees: House - Judiciary
Latest Action: House - 09/23/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.  (All Actions)
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Sound Recording Simplification Act

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Official Title as Introduced

To amend title 17, United States Code, to remove the exclusion from Federal copyright of sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972.

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09/14/2011 Introduced in House

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09/23/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Action By: Committee on the Judiciary
09/14/2011 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Action By: House of Representatives
09/14/2011 Introduced in House
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House Judiciary 09/14/2011 Referred to
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet 09/23/2011 Referred to

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Introduced in House (09/14/2011)

Sound Recording Simplification Act - Amends federal copyright law to remove a provision that, with respect to sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, prohibits: (1) any rights or remedies under the common law or statutes of any state from being annulled or limited by federal copyright law until February 15, 2067; and (2) subjecting such sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, to federal copyright before, on, or after February 15, 2067.