COPYRIGHT LAW REVISION

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES,

AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 2223

COPYRIGHT LAW REVISION

MAY 7, 8, 14, 15; JUNE 3, 5, 11, 12; JULY 10, 17, 23; SEPTEMBER 11,

18; OCTOBER 9, 30; NOVEMBER 6, 20; AND DECEMBER 4, 1975

Serial No. 36

Part 1

Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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WASHINGTON : 1976

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

PETER W. RODINO, JR., New Jersey, Chairman
JACK BROOKS, Texas

EDWARD HUTCHINSON, Michigan
ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin ROBERT MCCLORY, Illinois
DON EDWARDS, California

TOM RAILSBACK, Illinois
WILLIAM L. HUNGATE, Missouri

CHARLES E. WIGGINS, California JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan

HAMILTON FISH, JR., New York JOSHUA EILBERG, Pennsylvania

M. CALDWELL BUTLER, Virginia WALTER FLOWERS, Alabama

WILLIAM S. COHEN, Maine JAMES R. MANN, South Carolina

CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California PAUL S. SARBANES, Maryland

JOHN M. ASHBROOK, Ohio JOHN F. SEIBERLING, Ohio

HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois
GEORGE E. DANIELSON, California

THOMAS N. KINDNESS, Ohio
ROBERT F. DRINAN, Massachusetts
BARBARA JORDAN, Texas
RAY THORNTON, Arkansas
ELIZABETH HOLTZMAN, New York
EDWARD MEZVINSKY, Iowa
HERMAN BADILLO, New York
ROMANO L. MAZZOLI, Kentucky
EDWARD W. PATTISON, New York
CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut
WILLIAM J. HUGHES, New Jersey
MARTIN A. RUSSO, Illinois

EARL C. DUDLEY, Jr., General Counsel
GARNER J. CLINE, Staff Director

HERBERT Fuchs, Counsel
WILLIAM P. SHATTUCK, Counsel

ALAN A. PARKER, Counsel

JAMES F. FALCO, Counsel
MAURICE A. BARBOZA, Counsel
THOMAS W. HUTCHISON, Counsel
ARTHUR P. ENDRES, Jr., Counsel

DANIEL L. COHEN, Counsel
FRANKLIN G. POLK, Counsel
THOMAS E. MOONEY, Counsel

ALEXANDER B. Cook, Counsel
COONSTANTINE J. GEKAS, Consel
ALAN F. COFFEY, Jr., Counsel

KENNETH N. KLEE, Counsel
RAYMOND V. SMIETANKA, Counsel

SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin, Chairman GEORGE E. DANIELSON, California

TOM RAILSBACK, Illinois
ROBERT F. DRINAN, Massachusetts

CHARLES E. WIGGINS, California
HERMAN BADILLO, New York
EDWARD W. PATTISON, New York

HERBERT Fichs, Counsel
BRUCE A. LEHMAN, Counsel

GAIL P. HIGGINS, Counsel
TIMOTHY A. Bogos, Professional Staff Member

THOMAS E. MOONEY, A880ciate Counsel

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Hearings held on

May 7, 1975
May 8, 1975.
May 14, 1975.
May 15, 1975.
June 3, 1975.
June 5, 1975.
June 11, 1975.
June 12, 1975-
July 10, 1975.
July 17, 1975.
July 23, 1975.
September 11, 1975-
September 18, 1975-
October 9, 1975.
October 30, 1975.
November 6, 1975.
November 20, 1975.

December 4, 1975.-
Text of —

H.R. 2223.
H.R. 4965.
H.R. 5345

S. 1361.
Witnesses:
Abrams, George, Alphabets, Inc...

Prepared statement.
Aleinikoff, Eugene N., counsel to the Agency for Instructional Tele-
vision and Other Educational Television Agencies..

Prepared statement..
Allen, Nicholas E., counsel, Music Operators of America..
Barco, George J., general counsel, Pennsylvania Cable Television
Association...

Prepared statement.
Baumgarten, Jon, Macmillan, Inc., and Harcourt Brace and

Jovanovich..
Bender, Ivan R., on behalf of the Educational Media Producers
Council

Prepared statement.-
Bikel, Theodore, president, Actors Equity Association.-

Prepared statement.-
Biller, Joel W., Secretary for Commercial Affairs and Business

Activities, Department of State-..
Binns, J. Warren, Jr., administrator of Instructional Television &
Radio and Educational Products Dissemination.-

Prepared statement.-
Blake, Eubie, American Guild of Authors and Composers..
Bradley, Rex A., chairman, National Cable Television Association..

Prepared statement...
Bresnan, William J., president, Cable Television Division of Tele-
prompter Corp--

Prepared statement..
Brylawski, E. Fulton, chairman, Copyright Committee, Bar Associa-
tion of the District of Columbia..
Prepared statement -

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