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All Information (Except Text) for S.978 - A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes. 112th Congress (2011-2012)

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Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (Introduced 05/12/2011)
Committees: Senate - Judiciary
Latest Action: Senate - 06/22/2011 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-922.  (All Actions)
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Official Title as Introduced

A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.

Actions Overview (2)

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06/20/2011 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
05/12/2011 Introduced in Senate

All Actions (5)

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06/22/2011 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-922.
06/20/2011 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 77.
Action By: Senate
06/20/2011 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
06/16/2011 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
05/12/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Action By: Senate

Cosponsors (2)

Cosponsor Date Cosponsored
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]* 05/12/2011
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]* 05/12/2011

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Senate Judiciary 05/12/2011 Referred to
06/16/2011 Markup by
06/20/2011 Reported by
06/22/2011 Hearings by

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Reported to Senate without amendment (06/20/2011)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the federal criminal code to provide for imprisonment for up to 5 years, a fine, or both, for criminal infringement of a copyright where the offense consists of 10 or more public performances by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of one or more copyrighted works and where: (1) the total retail value of the performances, or the total economic value of such performances to the infringer or to the copyright owner, would exceed $2,500; or (2) the total fair market value of licenses to offer performances of those works would exceed $5,000.

Includes, within copyright provisions protecting works from criminal infringement, the public performance of a work being prepared for commercial distribution.