"Why the United States Should Join the Berne Copyright Convention", Na- tional Committee for the Berne Convention (July 2, 1987).. "The Berne Convention and Self-Execution" Submitted by Kenneth Dam "Transfer or Waiver of Moral Rights Under the Berne Convention" Submit- Letter from George Schaefer to Elliot Silverstein (September 25, 1987) with Petition to the U.S. Congress on the Issue of Moral Rights (September 30, Miscellaneous communications inserted in the record by Elliot Silverstein... Damich, Moral Rights in the United States and Article 6bis of the Berne Convention: A Comment on the Preliminary Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on U.S. Adherence to the Berne Convention, 10 COL.-VLA LAW & Letter from 10 publishers to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier (September 29, Letter from Peter Nolan to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier (January 25, 1988).... Letter from Irwin Karp to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier, with attachment ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE U.S. Council for International Business (statement before Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks (April 15, 1986))......... SESAC, Inc. (letter from W. Robert Thompson to Hon. Robert W. Kasten- 466 577 Letter from 12 publishers to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier (June 8, 1987)........... Richard Serra, sculptor (draft of proposed testimony, with attached letter to American Intellectual Property Law Association (letter from Joseph A. De- Grandi to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier (October 29,1987)) Fisher, Wayland, Cooper and Leader (statement from Hal Roach Studios, Inc. to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier (November 6, 1987)) Association of American Publishers, Inc. (letter from Nicholas A. Veliotes to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier, with attached statement (November 9, 1987)).. Societe Des Auteurs Et Compositeurs Dramatiques (letter from Jacques Bon- Coalition for Adherence to Berne (letter to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier, with 828 National Music Publishers' Association, Inc. (letter from Edward P. Murphy to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier (February 8, 1988))............. Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. (letter from Jason S. Berman to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier, with attachment (February 8, 1988))............. Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. (letter from Anne D. Neal to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier, with attachment (February 25, 1988)) Lotus (letter from Thomas M. Lemberg to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. (letter from Marcia S. Carow to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier, with attachment (February 10, 1988)).. Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association (statement on Elsevier (letter from Karen Hunter to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier (February 882 John M. Kernochan, professor of law, Columbia University (letter to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier (March 1, 1988)). Jane C. Ginsberg, associate professor of law, Columbia University (letter to Leo Kraft, professor, Aaron Copland School of Music (letter to Hon. Robert W. Donald P. Hustad, senior professor, church music, the Southern Baptist Theo- logical Seminary (letter to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier (March 25, 1988)) .... Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America (letter from Joe Liles to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier West Publishing Co. (letter from Dwight D. Opperman to Hon. Robert W. 4. Statement of Hon. Carlos Moorhead on Introduction of the Administra- tion's Proposal entitled the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1987 7. 133 CONG.REC. S7369 (daily ed., May 29, 1987) (remarks of Patrick Leahy).. 1007 8. House Report 100-609, 100th Cong., 2d Sess. (1988)............ 2. Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (signed at Stockholm, July 14, 1967, and as amended on October 2, 1979). APPENDIX IV-FURTHER MATERIALS FROM WITNESSES 1. Materials Submitted by Hon. Ralph Oman: Page a. Letter from Hon. Ralph Oman to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier (dated 1218 b. Letter from Hon. Ralph Oman and Hon. Harvey Winter to Hon. 1221 c. Letter from Hon. Ralph Oman to Hon. Ralph Mecham (dated June 4, d. Letter from Hon. Ralph Mecham to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier e. Letter from Dr. James H. Billington to Hon. Claiborne Pell (dated f. Letter from Dr. James H. Billington to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier 1223 1225 ....... 1226 1227 g. Letter from Dr. James H. Billington to Hon. Patrick Leahy (dated May 1228 2. Materials Submitted by the Administration: a. Letter of Transmittal from President Ronald Reagan to the Senate of 1229 b. Letter from Hon. Malcolm Baldridge to Hon. Jim Wright (dated July 6, 1230 3. Materials Submitted by Kenneth W. Dam: a. Dam, The Growing Importance of International Protection of Intellec- 1231 4. Materials Submitted by the Directors' Guild: a. Letter from Elliot Silverstein to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier (dated 1243 b. Letter from Arnold P. Lutzker to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier (dated 1245 5. Materials Submitted by Prof. Edward J. Damich: a. Letter from Prof. Edward J. Damich (et al.) to Hon. Robert W. Kasten- 1265 6. Materials Submitted by Barbara Ringer: a. Supplement to the Statement of Barbara Ringer....... 1267 APPENDIX V-MATERIALS RELATING TO ARREARAGES TO THE W.I.P.O 1. Letter from Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier to Ms. N. Shaw Smith (dated 1299 2. Letter from Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier, Hon. Carlos Moorhead, Hon. 1301 3. Letter from Director General Arpad Bogsch to Hon. Robert W. Kasten- 1303 4. Letter from Hon. J. Edward Fox to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier (dated 1307 5. Letter from Director General Arpad Bogsch to Hon. Robert W. Kasten- 1308 6. Letter from Director General Arpad Bogsch to Ambassador Joseph C. 1314 7. Letter from Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier to Hon. George Shultz (dated 1315 8. Letter from Hon. J. Edward Fox to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier (dated 1316 APPENDIX VI-FURTHER PRINTED MATERIALS 1. Bogsch, "Co-Existence of the Universal Copyright Convention with the 1318 2. Bogsch, The First Hundred Years of the Berne Convention for the Protec- 1342 BERNE CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 1987 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1987 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, The Subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 1:30 p.m., in Room 2226, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier, Chairman, presiding. Present: Representatives Kastenmeier, Moorhead, Slaughter, Lungren, Coble, Cardin, Bryant, and Schroeder. Staff present: Michael J. Remington, chief counsel; David W. Beier, counsel; Thomas E. Mooney, associate counsel; and Audrey K. Marcus, clerk. Mr. KASTENMEIER. The committee will come to order. Mr. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Chairman. Mr. KASTENMEIER. The gentleman from Virginia. Mr. SLAUGHTER. I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee permit the meeting to be covered in whole or in part by television broadcast, radio broadcast, and/or still photography pursuant to Rule 5 of the Committee rules. Mr. KASTENMEIER. Without objection, the request is agreed to. Today's hearing is, I think, an historic event. It is the first House hearing on Berne implementing legislation since 1936. The passage of time doesn't diminish in any respect the importance of the subject. And given the current debate over the trade bill, the budget deficit, and the twin needs to promote American creativity and preserve American jobs, U.S. adherence to the Berne Convention is potentially the most important intellectual property issue to be considered by the 100th Congress. The Berne Convention for the protection of literary and artistic works, as revised in Paris in 1971, is the world's premier copyright treaty. Berne is adhered to by 76 nations, including most of the industrialized world. The United States is not a member; neither is the Soviet Union nor the People's Republic of China. Copyright touches all Americans in their homes, schools, libraries, workplaces. It directly affects all of us who enjoy books, films, television, music, videotapes, computer programming, software, and other works of arts. Determining the scope of copyright law requires great caution, particularly in a rapidly changing society, |