Additional material Affidavits and letters concerning licensing of copyrighted products to American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., prepared statement. American Guild of Authors and Composers and the National Music Page 743 178 827 252 -- 1586, 1641 American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, prepared statement.. 925, 947 1335 Biemiller, Andrew, director, Legislative Department, AFL-CIO, letter Burns, Aaron, president, International Typeface Corp., letter dated Cairns, Robert W., American Chemical Society, letter dated June 25, "Copyrightability of Typeface and Type Font Design," statement of position, Castcraft Industries, Inc.. Coyle, Maurice J., M.D., Department of Radiology, Providence Hospital, Anchorage, Alaska, letter dated July 9, 1975, to Hon. Peter W. Rodino, Jr... 1020 517 243 1228 215 1658 1194 Davis, Hal C., president, American Federation of Musicians, letter Feist, Leonard, National Music Publishers' Association, Inc., letter 689 1651 265 General license agreement, restaurants, taverns, nightclubs, and similar establishments.. 385 Harris, James A., president, National Education Association, prepared statement.. 274 Hightower, John B., chairman, Advocate for the Arts/Association 263 Ivy, Emma G., R.N., Wrangell General Hospital, Wrangell, Alaska, 215 262 King, Frank Peewee, composer, prepared statement... 394 Korman, Bernard, general counsel, American Society of Composers, 383 Lindow, Lester W., executive director, Association of Maximum 845 Lorenz, John G., Acting Librarian of Congress, letter dated August 26, 1975, to Hon. Peter W. Rodino, Jr., chairman, House Committee on the Judiciary. McCloskey, Robert J., Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations, Department of State, letter dated May 7, 1975, to Hon. Peter W. Rodino, Jr., chairman, House Committee on the Judiciary.___ McKenna, Frank, executive director, Special Libraries Association, prepared statement. Marke, Julius J., American Association of Law Libraries, prepared statement.. 174 172 209 254 Additional material-Continued Marshall, Nancy H., director, Wisconsin Interlibrary Loan Service, Mathews, Hon. David, Secretary, Department of Health, Education, Mercer, Johnny, composer, prepared statement_ Page 215 261 381 1054 Nathan, Robert R., president, Robert R. Nathan Associates, Inc., letter dated October 24, 1975, to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier............... 1640 National Broadcasting Co., Inc., prepared statement. 825, 1385 National Music Publishers Association and American Guild of Authors & Composers, prepared statement_-_ Nimmer, Prof. Melville B., professor of law, UCLA School of Law, Norwood, Frank W., executive secretary, Joint Council on Educational Parker, Michael, director, Typographical Development Mergenthaler 920 1038 883 1041 Passano, William M., chairman of the board, Williams & Wilkins Co., prepared statement... 260 Rayin, Mona (R.N.), instructor coordinator of R.N. Programs and 214 1017 1016 Ringer, Barbara, Register of Copyrights, letter dated June 6, 1975, to 1008 Ruck, Don V., vice president, National Hockey League, prepared statement.... 813 Schrader, Dorothy M., General Counsel, Copyright Office, prepared statement.. Stevens, Hon. Ted, a U.S. Senator From the State of Alaska, letter dated October 8, 1975, to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier... Steuermann, Clara, president, Music Library Association, prepared statement 1015 1659 207 "The Great American Rip-Off," by Mike Terranova, a pamphlet published by the Independent Record and Tape Association of America.. 1265 Times Mirror, prepared statement.. 852 ་ "Typeface Design Protection," statement of position of the American Institute of Graphic Arts.. 1226 Valenti, Jack, president, Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., letters to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier September 10, 1975. 1724 November 7, 1975... 1736 Vanantwerpen, F. J., president, Council of Engineering and Scientific 369 Wally, Alan I., president, Record and Tape Association of America, 1263 367 Wigron, Harold E., National Education Associations.. 276 Woodriff, Dr. Ray, Department of Chemistry, Montana State University, prepared statement... 265 Young, Hon. Don, a Representative in Congress From the State of 214 Appendixes Appendix 1.-Teleprompter Corp. memorandum on Constitutionality of Proposed Copyright Legislation (H.R. 2223)_. 1917 Appendix 2.-18 briefing papers submitted by the Copyright Office.. 2051 2092 2124 COPYRIGHT LAW REVISION WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1975 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:10 a.m., in room 2226, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier [chairman of the subcommittee] presiding. Present: Representatives Kastenmeier, Danielson, Drinan, Pattison, Railsback, and Wiggins. Also present: Herbert Fuchs and Bruce A. Lehman, counsels; and Thomas E. Mooney, associate counsel. Mr. KASTEN MEIER. The committee will come to order. We have met this morning to begin subcommittee hearings on H.R. 2223, introduced by the Chair, for the general revision of the copyright law. Ten years ago this month in this room the subcommittee began what turned out to be 22 days of public hearings on a bill having the same purpose, namely, the total revision of title 17, United States Code, the copyright law. The 1965 hearings, followed by many subcommittee meetings, resulted in a revision bill being reported to and passed by the House of Representatives on April 11, 1967. The Senate, however, failed to act on that bill and the House-passed bill expired. In September 1974, when the Senate at last did pass a copyright law revision bill, the involvement of the House Judiciary Committee in the nomination of Nelson Rockefeller to be Vice President prevented House consideration of the measure during what was left of 1974. However, the Congress did enact legislation creating a National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works, of which the President is to appoint the members. With the coming of 1975, Senator McClellan reintroduced the 1974 Senate-passed bill as S. 22, and the Chair introduced an identical bill in the House under the number H.R. 2223. Title II of the bills S. 22 and H.R. 2223, go beyond providing copyright law revision, and provide protection of ornamental designs of useful articles. In addition, the subcommittee has before it two measures directly related to the proposed revision. One of these, H.R. 5345, introduced by our subcommittee colleague, Mr. Danielson, would create a performer's royalty as part of the bundle of rights known as copyright. The other, H.R. 4965, introduced by Mr. Won Pat, would authorize the making of video tapes for transmission on noncontiguous cable. television systems, that is, in places other than the 48 mainland States. H.R. 2223, H.R. 5345, and H.R. 4965 will be placed in the record Article I, section 8 of the Federal Constitution empowers Congress The purpose of the pending legislation is, in short, to bring up to The subcommittee is pleased, this morning, to open the hearings by [H.R. 2223, H.R. 5345, and H.R. 4965 are as follows:] 94TH CONGRESS H. R. 2223 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 28, 1975 Mr. KASTEN MEIER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- A BILL For the general revision of the Copyright Law, title 17 of the United States Code, and for other purposes. 1 2 United States of America in Congress assembled, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 3 TITLE I-GENERAL REVISION OF COPYRIGHT LAW 4 SEC. 101. Title 17 of the United States Code, entitled "Copyrights", 7 Chapter 1.-SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT Sec. 101. Definitions. 102. Subject matter of copyright: In general. 103. Subject matters of copyright: Compilations and derivative works. 104. Subject matter of copyright: National origin. 105. Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works. 106. Exclusive rights in copyrighted works. 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use. 108. Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives. |