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- S.1932
S.1932: ART Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 108th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced Nov. 22, 2003
- Latest Major Action Aug. 4, 2004
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Bill Cosponsors
10 (5 Democrats, 6 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Artists' Rights and Theft Prevention Act of 2004 (ART Act) - (Sec. 3) Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit use of an audiovisual recording device to transmit or copy a protected audiovisual work from a performance in a motion picture exhibition facility without the authorization of the copyright owner. Authorizes a court, upon a conviction, to order the forfeiture and destruction of unauthorized copies and of equipment used in such an...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 482.
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Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Received in the House.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
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| Nov. 22, 2003 |
Introduced in the Senate by John Cornyn (R-Texas) |