SOURCE LICENSING HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 1980 A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE, REGARDING THE CONVEYANCE OF AUDIOVISUAL WORK, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES APRIL 9, 1986 Serial No. J-99-95 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary 66-018 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1987 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office SUBCOMMITTEE on Patents, COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., Maryland, Chairman PAUL LAXALT, Nevada PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont HOWARD M. METZENBAUM, Ohio EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts STEVEN J. METALITZ, Chief Counsel and Staff Director (II) 87-601207 CONTENTS STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mathias, Hon. Charles McC., a U.S. Senator from the State of Maryland, chairman, Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks..... Thurmond, Hon. Strom, a U.S. Senator from the State of South Carolina.. Specter, Hon. Arlen, a U.S. Senator from the State of Pennsylvania. DeConcini, Hon. Dennis, a U.S. Senator from the State of Arizona.. Hatch, Hon. Orrin G., a U.S. Senator from the State of Utah Kennedy, Hon. Edward M., a U.S. Senator from the State of Massachusetts Leahy, Hon. Patrick J., a U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont.... CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES Gore, Hon. Albert, Jr., a U.S. Senator from the State of Tennessee, and Hon. Frederick C. Boucher, a U.S. Representative in Congress from the State of Oman, Hon. Ralph, Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, accompanied by Dorothy Schrader, General Counsel Arries, Les, Jr., All-Industry Television Station Music License Committee, New York, NY; Edward O. Fritts, President, National Association of Broad- casters, Washington, DC; and Preston R. Padden, Association of Independ- ent Television Stations, Washington, DC. Cramer, Edward M., President and Chief Executive Officer, Broadcast Music, ALPHABETICAL LIST AND MATERIAL SUBMITTED |